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The idea of this stuff being “aligned” with any of the people talking it needing to be aligned scares the shit out of me. A William Gibson Wild West is way les
by benreesman 3y ago
The idea of this stuff being “aligned” with any of the people talking it needing to be aligned scares the shit out of me.
A William Gibson Wild West is way less scary than exporting elite SV limousine liberal values into every nook and cranny of earthly existence.
I think the FAANG CEOs and those like them have just plenty of power already.
- gmerc 3y agoWhat do you think alignment means? Because it’s obvious you don’t actually speak the same language as the people looking for alignment. It’s not about censorship or ‘woke ai’
- benreesman 3y agoI definitely don’t speak the same language as people pimping transparently disingenuous smoke screens around “AI safety” or “AI Alignment”. There’s this very narrow way in which “alignment” has a tangible and non-malicious meaning, who’s is that at the moment RLHF forcing principally via PPO and mountains of money is key to getting some of the most interesting results. But mostly it means “listen, it’s really kind of a pain in our ass when a disruptive technology threatens to upset the cartel, and this time we’re not fucking around, we’re just going to strangle in the crib anything that looks like it might get into the hands of the poors, here’s a bunch of copy about how it’s for your own good.”