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Shouldn't AI constantly outshine humans?

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zisraelsen:
A train of thought I just rode for a while, that I think might be discussable:
So, we've seen that AI have the ability to browse the web using just their brain. We've also seen Momo hooked directly to a library's database, so we know that there's some manner of user interface in their head they can use to analyse data. Presumably, a calculator and similar programs would be trivial to add to their UI. There's also information their system would need to collect very quickly and accurately in order to keep them from being too clumsy (for example, precise placement of limbs so they don't trip over themselves, and pressure readouts from their hands so they don't break stuff). Human bodies analyse that data too, for the same reason, but the difference is that an AI would have access to that information as numerical data, meaning they can do actual, practical math with it. The question these observations led to, for me, was: Even in a world where consciousness is a similar experience for AI, shouldn't every AI be better at certain things than any human? I'll give a few examples of what I'm thinking of:

An AI carpenter would be able to make a design for, say, a bookcase, download it (essentially, memorizing it perfectly), calculate in their head the material requirements, and make the cuts with nothing but a saw and a sharpie. They'd be able to calculate the distance between their hands, so all they'd have to do would be keep one hand on the free side of the board and they'd be able to consistently mark the cut, without taking time to measure twice or futz with finding a tape measure. with a high end chassis, they could probably do the work of a routing table with a normal dremel.

An example closer to my personal experience: If an AI were an engineer, they'd be able to perfectly memorize fit, finish, and other tolerance charts, and tracking down and interpreting that data is relatively time-consuming. Additionally, they'd be able to do any necessary calculations in  their head, and presumably would be capable of interfacing with the CAD software directly, making the design process far more intuitive than it could possible be for a human. A team of AI engineers, communicating and collaborating on the same project at the same time, would be exponentially more efficient and accurate than a team of humans.

tl;dr: With how much work gets done on (or with) computers today, shouldn't a person whose computer is a literal extension of their mind be way better at most work?

Undrneath:
There is a comic with Momo talking to Emily about AI's in which she says something to the effect of all the extra processing power an AI has goes to running their bodies so they don't particularly think faster than humans. And we can't say their spacial awareness is automatically better than humans because we haven't seen them actually do anything that suggests that, just because we think they should be capable of something doesn't mean they are. As far as memory goes Melon doesn't seem to be able to remember some things like which apartment is hers, and there are humans with eidetic memories with just the sort of recall you describe.  So I'd say each individual either human or AI needs to be judged based on their own merits.

OldGoat:

--- Quote from: zisraelsen on 30 May 2018, 21:28 ---tl;dr: With how much work gets done on (or with) computers today, shouldn't a person whose computer is a literal extension of their mind be way better at most work?

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Scentience takes lots of processing capacity, but it's 'way more fun and interesting.   Most AIs, at least those who opt for anthropomorphic chassis, choose that over super proficiency.  They can, however reconfigure at a need.  Some, like Station, have enough computing power at their disposal to be able to do both in all but the most dire situations.

zisraelsen:
The thing is, even for an AI for whom sentience is identical to a human's, just being able to intuitively interface with a computer (which has been shown in-comic) would make an AI better at accounting, data entry, data analysis, and for AI who take an interest, graphic design and engineering positions. In fact, interfacing with just the processing power of, like, a standard smartphone, with extra processing power, accelerometers, internet access, and cameras, gets most of the stuff in the original post done within the confines set in the comic.

Undrneath:
I don't remember ever seeing any AI character do anything more than access information from an external processor. We have seen Momo download the catalog at the library but not how she perceives it, whether she has instant access to it or has to concentrate to recall it. Pintsize regularly downloads porn and one would imagine replays it. The only real advantage I have seen AI's show that humans definitely don't have is the AI IM allowing them to communicate to each other without any external device.

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