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Deep learning @google. Creator of Keras. Author of 'Deep Learning with Python'. Opinions are my own.

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    1. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      AGI 🤡

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    2. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      There's an invention that the scientific community is about to discover. It's 10, 15 years in the future -- maybe less. No one knows what it is, or what form it will take, or what its applications will be. One thing is certain: getting it will mean an instant $100 trillion.

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    3. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      It's insane how uncritically many non-technical people are accepting this nonsense. I guess this really shows the power of investing a lot of money in PR.

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    4. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      The medical sciences equivalent: "we're working on developing a formula that can cure everything, including death... it will upend life as we know it. With a $1B investment, it may only be 10 years away"

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    5. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      The material sciences equivalent: "we're working on a matter printer -- it could materialize any object in seconds, purely from a data specification, with any material... it will make obsolete all of manufacturing. With a $1B investment, it may only be 10 years away"

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    6. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      But if computer science says it, somehow all semblance of critical thinking goes away? Although -- these are not even fair comparisons. The cure to everything & the matter printer are much-better defined: it's clear what their implications are and why they would be valuable.

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    7. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      The main reason I dislike this nonsense: generality in artificial intelligence is a serious research topic, with real stakes & real applications, with both near-term & long-term progress to be made. These ridiculous sci-fi stories, that shape public perception, are an obstacle.

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    8. François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      It's like... working on blood testing research in a world where a secretive company has raised $1.4B to build a mysterious device that can test anything from a single blood drop. In the mind of the public, it's the only narrative they can think of when you bring up your research

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      François Chollet‏Verified account @fchollet 17 Feb 2020

      And yet -- it's serious, life-saving research. No thanks to cult-like profiteers who overpromise and underdeliver.

      10:56 PM - 17 Feb 2020
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        1. Mark McAndrew‏ @markmcan 17 Feb 2020
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          So that means you are underpromising - and will overdeliver...? #scarednow

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        1. nish jjj‏ @nishjjj 18 Feb 2020
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          Reminds one of alchemy

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        1. G Schelle‏ @g_schelle 18 Feb 2020
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          @elonmusk , I believe this gent is looking at you. Can't blame him.

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        1. Anthony‏ @_n_t_h_o_n_y 18 Feb 2020
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          In the spirit of cult-like profiteers, I just heard the story about OneCoin this week on @planetmoney which I’m sure is one of many in the crypto realm

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        1. Steven Miller‏ @brandsteve 18 Feb 2020
          Replying to @fchollet

          @threadreaderapp unroll

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        2. Thread Reader App‏ @threadreaderapp 18 Feb 2020
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          Hi, there is your unroll: Thread by @fchollet: AGI 🤡 There's an invention that the scientific community is about to discover. It's 10, 15 years… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1229655163687731200.html …. See you soon. 🤖

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        1. Jack Hessel‏ @jmhessel 18 Feb 2020
          Replying to @fchollet

          Btw --- at 60k per year, 1 billion could fund over 3000 5 year PhDs. (But, 1 billion could also do a lot of good outside of AI, obviously.)

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        1. harry‏ @gaiaoplo 18 Feb 2020
          Replying to @fchollet

          I share the sentiment on one, but for different reasons. Some people don’t try to build it for money or power. That shouldn’t be enough to convince you, but some people have been working on this their entire lives.

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        1. Alok Damle‏ @alok_damle 18 Feb 2020
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          Interesting Thread.

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