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Assuming the training is based on public data, then making it illegal is like a "thought crime" where the state is trying to prohibit carrying out certain compu

Assuming the training is based on public data, then making it illegal is like a "thought crime" where the state is trying to prohibit carrying out certain computations. Well if I believe the government has no right to control my thoughts, then I believe it has no right to control whatever computation I do on my private computer as well. Down with these ** control freaks, so much of everything nowadays prioritizes safety over freedom. This time let's put freedom first.

nl 4y ago
I disagree with this take completely.
ElevenLathe 4y ago
I would kind of agree but there's zero way for this line of thought to make it into the beltway.
_qfi9 4y ago
i have a libertarian bent but there are definitely some computations of questionable nature that probably shouldn't be lega, e.g. designing a super virus to wipe out humanity, or a super computer virus to encrypt all memory on planet earth. where to draw the line i have no idea
mechagodzilla 4y ago
Do you care about governments regulating 'carrying out certain lab operations'? And that they have no right to regulate whatever viruses or micro-organisms you develop at home? A lot of the hand-wringing isn't about whatever you're fiddling with on your computer at home, it's about the impact on society and public infrastructure and institutions we rely on. It's not hard to imagine public forums like hackernews and reddit being swamped with chatgpt spam (google searches are already dominated by SEO spam and that's probably going to get much worse). Things like our court systems rely on lawsuits mostly being expensive to file, and mostly done in good faith, and still get overwhelmed under fairly normal circumstances.
quonn 4y ago
As a hypothetical, if some computations are extremely dangerous for the general public, it should be possible to ban them.
- timcobb 4y ago
  Extremely dangerous computations

nl 4y ago

I disagree with this take completely.

ElevenLathe 4y ago

I would kind of agree but there's zero way for this line of thought to make it into the beltway.

_qfi9 4y ago

i have a libertarian bent but there are definitely some computations of questionable nature that probably shouldn't be lega, e.g. designing a super virus to wipe out humanity, or a super computer virus to encrypt all memory on planet earth. where to draw the line i have no idea

mechagodzilla 4y ago

Do you care about governments regulating 'carrying out certain lab operations'? And that they have no right to regulate whatever viruses or micro-organisms you develop at home? A lot of the hand-wringing isn't about whatever you're fiddling with on your computer at home, it's about the impact on society and public infrastructure and institutions we rely on. It's not hard to imagine public forums like hackernews and reddit being swamped with chatgpt spam (google searches are already dominated by SEO spam and that's probably going to get much worse). Things like our court systems rely on lawsuits mostly being expensive to file, and mostly done in good faith, and still get overwhelmed under fairly normal circumstances.

quonn 4y ago

As a hypothetical, if some computations are extremely dangerous for the general public, it should be possible to ban them.

timcobb 4y ago
Extremely dangerous computations