AI existentialism

Also, on this point… LLMs are not going Skynet. There’s about a zero percent chance of that.

And they will not use up all resources building the datacenters out, that’s going to flop. Again, zero percent chance.

…Am I worried about future developments? Of course. But that’s not where “AI” is at now, no matter how they brand it; we are many architectural leaps away from that.

But there’s a reason Altman and such push the existentialism narrative: they are trying to make themselves seem important. It’s a red herring, a wedge issue, gaslighting all-in-one, and a big fat lie. The risk is from corporations taking over or destabilizing society, using this dumb tool, as they already have with others like social media.

If that’s what you mean by “AI existentialism” posts being taken down, well, good. They should be. That’s just pseudoscience playing into Tech Bro narratives.

I hate to come off as rude, or to have misinterpreted you, but I feel very strongly about this. Every second we indulge in the “LLMs are going AGI” narrative is handing power over to psychopaths presenting themselves as our saviors from that.