The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do.
“I’m sort of a complex chaotic systems guy, so I have a low estimate that I actually know what the nonlinear dynamic in the memosphere really was,” he said. (Translation: It’s complicated.)
Why do these people have the urge to talk like this? Does it make themselves feel smarter? Do they think it makes them look smart to other people? Are they so caught up in their field they can’t code switch to normal person talk?
They have a hard time admitting they don’t understand something, so it must be very very complicated when they don’t. Pairs with not being a good communicator, which is what this guy was lamenting about.
Why do these people have the urge to talk like this? Does it make themselves feel smarter? Do they think it makes them look smart to other people? Are they so caught up in their field they can’t code switch to normal person talk?
They have a hard time admitting they don’t understand something, so it must be very very complicated when they don’t. Pairs with not being a good communicator, which is what this guy was lamenting about.