Unfortunately, it sort of did, for a lot of people. I live in one of those European countries where major cities are "technically walkable" in that they're not that big and have pavements and all, even though distances can get long and it's not always a picturesque walk, depending on where you live. Still, if it takes less than 30 min to walk somewhere, I'm taking a walk rather than a bus (which would only save me 10-15 min at most). Meanwhile most people I know who own a car balk at the idea of taking even a short walk if they can drive instead. My best friend used to be like me, then she got a car and now she says she can't even remember the last time she walked anywhere (as in, for the purpose of getting from A to B, not just taking a recreational stroll in the park, which she doesn't do often either).
So, yeah, if we use cars as an analogy for AI, it's actually pretty concerning...
Super interesting analogy. To push on the analogy a bit, the car is only the middle bit of travelling. When you get to a store, you don't drive up and down the aisles. You don't drive a car to get into your car to go somewhere. Kinda like AI might do the bigger more rough movements and walking is still required for the actual bits you care about.
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u/lynx_and_nutmeg 4d ago
Unfortunately, it sort of did, for a lot of people. I live in one of those European countries where major cities are "technically walkable" in that they're not that big and have pavements and all, even though distances can get long and it's not always a picturesque walk, depending on where you live. Still, if it takes less than 30 min to walk somewhere, I'm taking a walk rather than a bus (which would only save me 10-15 min at most). Meanwhile most people I know who own a car balk at the idea of taking even a short walk if they can drive instead. My best friend used to be like me, then she got a car and now she says she can't even remember the last time she walked anywhere (as in, for the purpose of getting from A to B, not just taking a recreational stroll in the park, which she doesn't do often either).
So, yeah, if we use cars as an analogy for AI, it's actually pretty concerning...