If we actually had superintelligent AI, I might be concerned. But what we have instead is stochastic parrots with no innate volition. In and of themselves, they aren't dangerous at all—it's the humans backing them that we have to be wary of.
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Fucking delusional twat. Either he’s on some serious drugs or this is some PR bullshit made to sound like he’s genuinely worried that Nobel laureate-level AI is right around the corner so that people will throw more money into his pocket company. Or both, could be both. But, I think he’s simply an asshole.
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Spoiler Alert: We don't.
The things these assclowns do and say to make themselves relevant.
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uh huh, sure buddy
Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power,
Btw, the minimum safe distance to stand from a nuclear destination is six feet. Also, it's safe to microwave aluminum, and to eat razor blades in your pizza.
Hrm, somehow what this guy is saying does not match my experiences with AI... oh well, I'm sure it is I who must be wrong. After all, he says:
AI is doing 90% of the computer programming to build Anthropic's products, including its own AI
so how could that possibly go wrong?
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"Humanity needs to see how awesome and powerful and simultaneously extremely dangerous AI is" says guy who's business is based on building AI models and developing "safety" tools for them.
For a second, I was optimistic and thought they were going to highlight the economic, environmental, and misinformation concerns with the ensloppification engine. Then, I read the tagline...
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"let me spread some fear and interest in my product so I can keep getting people to invest in my company or else we're out of cash"
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Meanwhile in the EU, AI companies are screeching about regulations that restrict AI and their risks because it hinders the innovation. Pick a lane, dude.
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