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Human role in AI era debated: multiplier, consumer, or collaborator?

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The role of humans in an era of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) is being questioned, drawing parallels to chess where AI has surpassed human capabilities. While AI in chess has become a tool for consumption rather than collaboration, human programmers may find a role as multipliers for AI coding agents, leveraging their intelligence to enhance AI output. In mathematics, the impact is less clear, with some AI-driven discoveries appearing unmotivated, while others incorporate human insights. A contest has been launched to explore these dynamics, specifically testing whether human guidance can elevate AI-generated humanities analysis beyond the AI's baseline, and to identify prompt techniques that foster skillful submissions. AI

IMPACT Explores the evolving relationship between human intelligence and advanced AI, questioning the future utility of human skills as AI capabilities grow.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the potential future roles of humans in the context of advanced AI, using analogies and posing questions rather than reporting on a specific event.

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · wp ·

    What use is prompting if there's ASI?

    <p><span>It's a bit hard to imagine what role intelligent people could take if/when AI outstrips them in intelligence. And especially tough for those who have always been the smartest in their domains of interest.</span></p><p><span>One analogue might be chess, where AI has been …

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