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Elon Musk on How to Build the Future

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1106 points sama | 1 comments | 15 Sep 16 18:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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messel ◴[15 Sep 16 19:31 UTC] No.12509086[source]▶
This was a bunch of fun.

Notes:

Be useful, that's fine, no need to alter the world drastically.

Big Next shifts: AI & Genetic Modification (oh and a faster connection to our minds)

High probability of failure, not a problem. Tesla, Space X. Push the ball forward.

Democratization of AI is a best possible outcome (direct connection, we are the AI)

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1. daveguy ◴[15 Sep 16 20:03 UTC] No.12509358[source]▶
> Be useful, that's fine, no need to alter the world drastically.

More specifically: if you make a minor improvement that affects a lot of people (improve video streaming) it is just as good as a major improvement that drastically affects a few people (curing an extremely rare disease). It's the area under the curve that matters. The best would obviously be a large effect over a large number of people, but minor improvements can be very useful.