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I think many people recognize that when society comes to rely on things with very high capital requirements, such that only a very few of these things might exi
by swatcoder 4y ago
I think many people recognize that when society comes to rely on things with very high capital requirements, such that only a very few of these things might exist and compete with each other, there is a duty of responsible stewardship for those that manage them.
In this case, people are imagining that ChatGPT will be one of a handful of extremely capable AI platforms that completely overhaul society and that the few operators of those platforms will make choices very differently than a democratic polity might, thereby subverting democratic society.
I don’t know if that’s going to happen, but that’s the worry.
The scope and consequences of the right to “do what you want with your product” is different at scale, especially for very impactful things.
- JohnFen 4y ago> The scope and consequences of the right to “do what you want with your product” is different at scale, especially for very impactful things I agree. I guess I'm just confused by people acting as if Open AI's products are so fundamental now. If the day comes that they are, I'd have a totally different opinion on the sentiment.