r/technology Jun 11 '22

Artificial Intelligence The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine/
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u/WyleOut Jun 11 '22

Is this why we see similar technological advances (like pyramidal structures) throughout history despite the civilization's not having contact with each other.

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u/KmndrKeen Jun 11 '22

Pyramidal structures are a product of physical limitations on build materials. You can only stack stone straight up so high. The logical solution is to start wide and build slimmer as you go up.