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I guess, as a theoretical computer scientist myself, my first reaction is to roll my eyes. I get that these guys are trying to drum up interest with investors/f
by eastWestMath 9y ago
I guess, as a theoretical computer scientist myself, my first reaction is to roll my eyes. I get that these guys are trying to drum up interest with investors/funding agencies, but "My greatest fear is that my research is too successful" is still pretty grandiose. It sounds like those physicists who thought they had figured everything out in the '30s (or AI researchers before the last winter). I think it's pretty telling that Zuckerberg isn't worried despite having an empire built on AI - he's not asking anyone for money.
- pixl97 9y agoZuckerberg just wants to use ANI to better push ads at you. Any fear of AI will make it harder for him to do just that. This is all about mone and earning more of it.
- studentrob 9y agoI agree that Elon and Mark are likely to say things that they think will win them support. I think the best way to understand AI tech is to try it out yourself. The closer you are to understanding its internals, the more informed you'll be. Fundamentally, it's currently all statistics. It's up to you, then, to decide whether humans are just statistical machines, or if we have something more that may not be understood by science yet, such as free will.
- seagreen 9y ago> physicists who thought they had figured everything out in the '30s Certain 30s physicists were making "My greatest fear is that my research is too successful" warnings that turned out to be pretty on-point.