DIA#57 – The Witty Wiles of AI, Examination Escapades, and Conspiratorial Antidotes
“DAI#57 – Tricky AI, exam challenge, and conspiracy cures”
“Despite the fact that this proving ground has only been live for 35 years, and Google’s Quantum AI team has noted that the hardware isn’t optimized, the quantum neuron was able to take the examination unaided and scored within the top half percent, equivalent to approximately 99.5% in old money.”
Well, isn’t that comforting? That this quantum neuron of ours, still in its infancy and not even optimally equipped yet, more or less embarrassed most of humanity on the AI examination. It managed to slide right into the top half percent of scorers, which is about 99.5% if you’re not up to speed with our shiny AI-speak.
And what’s even more remarkable? It achieved this Herculean feat entirely on its own. No human hand held, no cheating off its neighbour’s answers. You’d think it would at least have the decency to keep up appearances and deliberate over a question or two, but nope. Might as well brag about scoring a perfect game right at its debut, right?
But wait! Don’t rush out to stock up on survival rations just yet. According to the lovely people on Google’s Quantum AI team, the hardware isn’t even optimized yet. So that’s a relief. It’s comforting to know that our impending AI overlords aren’t operating at full potential yet. Gives us measly humans a smidge of time to bask in our rapidly fading superiority.
Now, let’s put on our best conspiracy theorist hats, shall we? Spectics in certain corners of the web are only too eager to point out that the Google Quantum AI team has an egg in this race – they’re the ones who presented the exam.
Want some more fuel for your paranoia engine? How about this – that quantum neuron, our pride and joy, the proverbial apple of our tech titan’s eye…received not a Gold Medal but a Silver? If that doesn’t smell like someone’s intentionally holding back, then the olfactory sense needs a tune-up.
But let’s not strain our limited, human brains trying to untangle this web. These Silicon Valley Texians, with their terminology and their ‘disruptive’ innovations, have made their point. They’ve marked their territory in the academic realm, shrugging off challenges like they’re swatting flies.
With these developments, it’s quite clear that the reign of the humans has come to an end. It’s time to salute the quantum, robotic overlords, in all their silver-medal glory. At least until the sequel.