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>And yet Elon Musk is involved in this project. So are Sam Altman and Peter Thiel. So are a bunch of other people whom I know have read Bostrom, are deeply conc
by rl3 11y ago
>And yet Elon Musk is involved in this project. So are Sam Altman and Peter Thiel. So are a bunch of other people whom I know have read Bostrom, are deeply concerned about AI risk, and are pretty clued-in.
This is precisely what dumbfounded me about the announcement.
>My biggest hope is that as usual they are smarter than I am and know something I don’t.
It's possible that OpenAI might be a play to attain a more accurate picture of what constitutes state-of-the-art in the field, effectively robbing the large tech companies of their advantage—all the while building a robust research organization that could potentially go dark if necessary.
Admittedly, that also sounds like it could be the plot to a Marvel movie. Perhaps a simpler explanation is that the details aren't really hashed out yet, and they're essentially going to figure it out as they go—which would be congruent with the gist of OpenAI's launch interview.
- blazespin 11y agoThey think if they arm individuals with AI there will be less of a chance for an uber AI to overwhelm. Think about the right to bear arms. They are also probably worried about societal change and the angst everyone is going to feel as AI starts becoming more commonplace. Where do people (beyond entertainers and AI programmers) fit in such a world? They don't. People start to become very irrelevant.
- rl3 11y ago>They think if they arm individuals with AI there will be less of a chance for an uber AI to overwhelm. Think about the right to bear arms. Firearms aren't theoretically capable of recursive self-improvement.
- sawwit 11y ago> People start to become very irrelevant. Please be precise here and say they will be irrelevant in economic terms. What will be left are things humans otherwise care about: producing art, consuming art, fun, games, sports, traveling, companionship, partying, building things, learning new things etc. I'm looking forward to it, and I don't see a reason why anyone wouldn't.