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"Concerns about superintelligence have been voiced by leading computer scientists and tech CEOs such as Geoffrey Hinton,[6] Alan Turing,[a] Elon Musk,[9] and Op
by ChancyChance 3y ago
"Concerns about superintelligence have been voiced by leading computer scientists and tech CEOs such as Geoffrey Hinton,[6] Alan Turing,[a] Elon Musk,[9] and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman."
Oh my, the implications of this sentence are staggering. Equating Musk on the same level of Turing is the definition of a juxtaposition, but that's not even my point: the second juxtaposition is putting inventors of computing theory next to profit-driven egos trying to make a buck. These two layers themselves indicate the table stakes are already tilted in the favor or recklessness.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoIt's a wikipedia article, and that sentence is intended to establish that the topic is notable: that "serious people take it seriously". It needs to establish this in the minds of a very diverse group of readers. For some readers, Alan Turing is a serious person whose opinion matters; for others, Elon Musk is a serious person whose opinion matters; for others, nobody's opinion matters except their own.
- ChancyChance 3y agoThat's a really good explanation I hadn't thought of: an example of deploying both-side-ism when both-side-ism is desperately needed. Shrewd, but I wonder if it was intentional or just the outcome of an editing war of egos.