An insightful tweet from Ethan Mollick:

2024-09-03 · Bits and Bobs 9/3/24

"It wasn't the steam engine alone that caused the Industrial Revolution. It was the thousands of specific machines invented by skilled craftsmen that used steam to augment or do existing work that created the Revolution

Assuming AGI doesn't happen, AI will evolve in similar ways"

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