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[–] WolfLink@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Specifically trying to do something will get it done a lot faster than waiting for it to happen by chance.

[–] pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@WolfLink and that's how evolution works, is it?

[–] WolfLink@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yes it is, in fact. Tiny, random variations, which typically take millions of years to end being a noticeable change.

[–] pikesley@mastodon.me.uk 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@WolfLink note how nothing there is "trying" to do anything

[–] WolfLink@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Exactly my point. I’d expect humans trying to make something will get results on a timescale about a million times faster than evolution.

[–] earthquake@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

about a million times faster than evolution

Ah, so you also think intelligent AI is at least 4000 years away.

[–] WolfLink@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago

lol