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alganet ◴[] No.44482013[source]
The major issue with AI technology is the people. The enthusiasts that pretend issues don't exist, the cheap startups trying to sell snake oil.

The AI community treats potential customers as invaders. If you report a problem, the entire thing turns on you trying to convince you that you're wrong, or that you reported a problem because you hate the technology.

It's pathetic. It looks like a viper's nest. Who would want to do business with such people?

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LgLasagnaModel ◴[] No.44482131[source]
Good point. Also, the fact that I’m adamant that one cannot fly a helicopter to the moon doesn’t mean that I think helicopters are useless. That said, if I’m inundated everyday with people insisting that one CAN fly a helicopter to the moon or that that capability is just around the corner, I might get so fed up that i say F it, I don’t want to hear another F’ing word about helicopters even though I know that helicopters have utility.
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1. m4rtink ◴[] No.44483495[source]
Well, that's just because Earth and moon are too far apart and don't both have an atmosphere. If they were closer, you could totally do that, just watch for the microgravity around the barycenter.

Better still, you could do that even with a hit air baloon and late middle-age technology! There is even a SF book series about that:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragged_Astronauts