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This argument can be made pretty much against anyone in any field of inquiry Any expert, scientist, or company executive who says "this stuff could be dangerou

• JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > Any expert, scientist, or company executive who says "this stuff could be dangerous" can be accused of wanting more attention/grants/investment/etc No. Climate scientists aren't walking into Congress with a multi-million nest egg behind them, no tangible solutions in front and a playbook of rejecting all specific proposals ahead. That gives them credibility these AI researchers lack.
  • raviparikh 3y ago
    The richest person in the world, Elon Musk, is a climate entrepreneur who got there in part due to climate-driven government subsidies. Just because someone made money off it though does not mean that climate change is a fake concern.
    • JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > richest person in the world, Elon Musk, is a climate entrepreneur who got there in part due to climate-driven government subsidies. Just because someone made money off it though does not mean that climate change is a fake concern. Nobody said this. If the only person arguing the dangers of climate change was Elon Musk, there would be room for reasonable skepticism. That's the difference between the AI debate and "any expert, scientist, or company executive who says 'this stuff could be dangerous'."
      • SpicyLemonZest 3y ago
        I don't think that's a difference. The open letter the source article is criticizing is signed by a pretty wide variety of experts, scientists, and company executives.
      • raviparikh 3y ago
        And similarly to climate, many people who signed this letter are academics who do not appear to have any financial incentive to push for government regulation.
  • drcode 3y ago
    Every climate scientist could personally benefit if they present their opinion well in public forums, whether the benefits are large or small We should still take their assessments 100% seriously