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> academics Academics get paid (and compete hardcore) for creating status and prominence for themselves and their affiliations. Suddenly 'signatory on XYZ open
by shrimpx 3y ago
> academics
Academics get paid (and compete hardcore) for creating status and prominence for themselves and their affiliations. Suddenly 'signatory on XYZ open letter' is an attention source and status symbol. Not saying this is absolutely the case, but academics putting their name on something surrounded by hype isn't the ethical check you make it out to be.
- toth 3y agoThis a letter anyone can sign. As someone pointed out Grimes is one of the signatories. You can sign it yourself. Hinton, Bengio, Norvig and Russell are most definitely not getting prestige from signing it. The letter itself is getting prestige from them having signed it.
- shrimpx 3y agoNah, they're getting visibility from the topic of 'AI risk'. I don't know who those people are but this AI risk hype is everywhere I look including in congressional hearings.