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AI and two hundred dollar tasks


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They tend to require some level of specialized skills or equipment, are transactional in nature, and have well-defined units of output. This was coupled with intimate knowledge of local plant species, including typical height, density, sun and water needs, and timing of flowering seasons. No doubt, the progress we’ve seen in AI so far is amazing, but economically, we’re just beginning to scratch the surface of being able to solve tasks we’d pay for.

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