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The history of economics seems to imply that it’s more likely than not. As for the public utility part, even the internet itself isn’t, which is arguably more i
by sillysaurusx 4y ago
The history of economics seems to imply that it’s more likely than not. As for the public utility part, even the internet itself isn’t, which is arguably more impactful than AI.
- feanaro 4y agoWhich specific part of history of economics implies that this is more likely than not?
- sillysaurusx 4y agoEvery transformative technology has been concentrated into a few powerful companies that have a natural monopoly. OpenAI has all the hallmarks.
- feanaro 4y agoI can't name a transformative technology that has remained concentrated into a few powerful companies long-term. Can you? Besides that, it doesn't seem to me there's a natural monopoly available in this landscape. All natural monopolies have some kind of natural physical barrier precluding other companies from forming. What would the natural physical barrier be in the case of... machine learning? Or LLMs?
- arlcode 4y agoInternet cable owners are in fact required to provide access to third party resellers at a fixed price in many European countries. Net neutrality was upheld here by the courts and required phone companies to cancel plans. It may happen (no guarantee obviously). Right now I'm less concerned about the AI apocalypse but good old human greed.
- sillysaurusx 4y agoAgreed. Though I had a strange moment on a podcast when I realized mid sentence that human greed might be how the AI starts to fool humans into doing its bidding. https://youtu.be/vYhtYjXNBCU https://youtu.be/vYhtYjXNBCU