Current technology doesn't look very promising unless we somehow come up with a "computer" architecture that is similarly scalable and energy efficient as a brain. Machine learning and deep learning aren't exactly new. The big change that made them possible is the availability of faster hardware. If transistor density increases stop before we can reach AGI or even just a dumbed down version of it, then we might never reach AGI ever.
After all some trucking companies can sometimes even get away with not paying their drivers because the drivers didn't drive enough miles to cover the truck lease this week and therefore go home with a bill rather than a paycheck.
Uber knows the routes ahead of time. They can decide if the route and time of day is safe enough for the limited self driving technology they employ or send a human driver if their SDCs can't handle it.
And exercise. It starts sounding like there's something specific and secret that's been discovered but it's just the same advice. Eat less, exercise, eat better natural foods.
What? The article literally starts off by explaining that 98% of dieters fail to keep their weight down long term, and that dieting bodies go into starvation mode, impeding weight loss. That's the bit that no one talks about. That diet and exercise doesn't help a fat person get thin and stay thin.
The one cure they fail to mention is bariatric surgery. It's the only scientifically proven method of long term weight loss.
