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Are people really this afraid of what is essentially a fancy autocomplete? I read the letter but concretely what are the legitimate concerns? The main problem
by srj 4y ago
Are people really this afraid of what is essentially a fancy autocomplete? I read the letter but concretely what are the legitimate concerns?
The main problem I see is this being a next gen spambot.
- sporedro 4y agoIt’s not fear, Elon at least is looking for time to catch up and compete.
- mrshadowgoose 4y agoUnlike you, other people are looking ahead at the end-state of AGI, and perceive the current state of AI development as an unexpectedly rapid progression towards that state. It's starting to look like the achievement of AGI might be closer than we think. And that's an absolutely terrifying possibility, as the game theory is almost identical to nuclear weapons development, except with significantly more existential risk for those who don't achieve it first. And never forget, you are just generalized fancy autocomplete with a semi-malleable goals framework.
- yeck 4y agoIf you are interested, you may find this worth reading: https://thezvi.substack.com/i/111749937/additional-responses-from-the-fhi-letter-and-proposed-pause https://thezvi.substack.com/i/111749937/additional-responses... Not a complete answer, but gives a good deal of context around the discussion, I think.