Artificial Intelligence Scientist
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Does not matter at all what it is that I am doing, I always was doing, am doing, and will be doing everything my way. One of the reasons why I chose this line of work, is because it has plenty of unexplored territories, many of its challenges are yet to be solved, and as nobody solved it yet, I don't have to walk in any bodies shoes, I am bounded by less rules, and am free to be creative with my solutions.
So, what is it like to have me on a project, one might ask.
To answer this, let's go back, to why I think human society has come all this way. In my opinion, the concept of dividing the required tasks to individuals, or a selected group of individuals played a huge part in humanity being where it currently is.
Take this: In order for homo habilis to maximise their chances of survival, they had to realise that man on average had superior physique, so they were best suited for hunting, a job that required physique. To be able to do this, they needed to be well fed. So the food had to come from somewhere, but as only the woman group did not join the hunting group, only they could take on the creation of food task. The only reason woman took on this task is because there was no other choice if they wanted to maximalise their chances of survival as a group. I'd mention it at this point, that I think life has changed enough since then that this is no longer a requirement to survive, and gender roles in society can be comfortably interchanged, modified, etc.
Time went by, and they managed to survive using this setup. Now this is a universal law that if you do something every day, you get better at it. Therefore men got better at hunting, and women got better at... well, everything else presumably.
Time went by, and they managed to survive using this setup. Now this is a universal law that if you do something every day, you get better at it. Therefore men got better at hunting, and women got better at... well, everything else presumably.
Fast-forward this to 2022. Why are we where we are today? In my opinion, it is because we have been using the same tactic, task distribution. If one person is able to focus on one area of expertise, then indirectly, they will became a lot better at it, compared to if they would have to be at least somewhat proficient at other areas of expertise. In an example, say you are a postman. You deliver the post to everybody in your area. However, why can you do this? Think on that! You can spend your hours delivering mail, because at the end, you will be able to get your food from the supermarket or a restaurant, or so. And why can you get food from a supermarket? Because there are people who specialise in producing food. If the mail delivery men would have grown their own food in order to not to starve, they would not have enough time to complete the job that we assign to them in our current world order. Therefore, at the heart of development, lies task distribution. Because if you concentrate on just one thing, you are inevitably going to become better at it, even if you are not talented, you will brute force your way through the skill levels.
I played handball for 6 years. Held 2nd place in the youth national championships of the country of Hungary. For those unfamiliar with this lovely but tough sport, it is a ball game as well as a team game. Normally a team fields 7 players. Therefore being engrossed in handball, I know very well the importance of teamwork.
However what I propose, is that we take a step back, and redefine the definition of teamwork.
Optimal teamwork in my opinion should not be about everybody doing everything, rather identifying the strengths of each team member, and dividing the tasks into subtasks that each member should get absorbed into their task. They should get absorbed deep inside their own task that compliments their strengths. And when they are done with their own subtasks, the completed subtasks can be combined into a solution for the bigger problem.
This is not a new concept in artificial intelligence. Dividing big tasks into smaller subtasks to be able to complete them, where agents individually work on a smaller task towards a common goal.
In layman terms, this is equal to when our goal is to eat a piece of food that is too big to bite into. So we cut it into smaller, manageable pieces. Then, we are able to eat all the smaller pieces, and in the end the food is consumed. The start state is that we cant put it in our mouths and eat it, and the ideal goal state is that we can. By cutting it into manageable pieces, we are able to achieve our end goal, putting the smaller bites into our mouths and eat it.
So far so good? Now, humans, are a bit more complicated then pieces of food, however surprising that may be. Its not just their sizes that has to be taken into consideration. Humans have lots of hard and soft skills, and on top of that psychological traits that all need to be taken into consideration when making the perfect plans for subtasks.
At highly complex tasks, it is very much possible for subtask to be divided into even more subtasks. And those into even more subtasks. You should get it by now.
When it comes to team work, each team member should be assessed of their strengths, and I'm not only talking about their hard skills, but for example their psychological capabilities as well, as this can also influence the quality of work they produce at a given situation. If all this is planned correctly, it allows every team member to produce their best work effortlessly.
A great many people said before, results can be reached by hard work and seat. I beg to differ. This alone I don't find to be sufficient. Results can be reached by adding smart planning, and flawless execution to the mix.