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This sort is why limits to private wealth and power are, IMO, a good idea We have already seen petroleum companies burn the world for profit Tech is doing its
by worik 3y ago
This sort is why limits to private wealth and power are, IMO, a good idea
We have already seen petroleum companies burn the world for profit
Tech is doing its best to eliminate privacy for profit
What would Sam do or not do, for profit?
- newyankee 3y agoThe issue is not just individual wealth but also wealth of nations. Certain countries have been more successful through industrialization, colonization and hoarding a lot of global resources. It is likely this will continue in the future.
- keithalewis 3y agoA true Scotsman wrote a book about this, _The Wealth of Nations_. He observed how politicians use wars to increase taxes. Tech companies are exploiting our fear of AGI to get voluntary taxes. Time to give Henney Penny a call.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoThis is your conclusion from the drama at OpenAI? The tech companies are "exploiting our fear of AGI to get voluntary taxes". I don't know what planet you're on, but it doesn't seem to be the same one I think I'm on.
- keithalewis 3y agoWhat do you call it when corporations with more money than you can imagine use that to convince you to buy things you don't need?
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoThere's a lot of things you could call it. "getting voluntary taxes" doesn't spring to the top of the list.
- keithalewis 3y agoThat is an odd way to thank me for opening your mind on this planet.
- cdsfcvv 3y agoI don’t understand this sentiment. Aren’t consumers doing the burning?
- kelseyfrog 3y agoAny inventor should attempt to understand how their work relates to Jevon's Paradox. Being ignorant of it at this point is hardly excusable.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y agoI'd like to have the choice not to. I have extremely limited options for that. And I already live in a country which regularly has all of its electricity generated renewably.
- golergka 3y agoYou have all the choice in the world. If you want, you can literally go and do subsistence farming — there are plenty countries in the world with extremely lax visa situation and plenty of empty land. Of course, doing this would extremely hard and dangerous. But living an easier and safer life is the whole point of the industrial revolution and it's consequences, so if you truly believe that it's the disaster for the human race, this should not be a problem.
- macintux 3y agoAny meaningful impact has to come from governments, from large companies, and from huge numbers of concerned citizens. One person running off to live in the woods does nothing except make them miserable, or happy, or both.
- pseg134 3y agoWell that is a convenient answer.
- worik 3y ago> You have all the choice in the world Untrue. Choices are very constrained. We are not isolated individuals, and we need our families and communities > If you want, you can literally go and do subsistence farming That would be very selfish. And wanting to place limits, short of infinity, on private wealth is not a vow of poverty > there are plenty countries in the world with extremely lax visa situation and plenty of empty land. No there are not!
- gonzo41 3y agoDon't worry, the petroleum moguls actions may just negate the long term impact of AGI on humanity anyway. Ie Cliamte Change will beat them to the "kill all humans" phase of AGI.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> What would Sam do or not do, for profit? Sam is smart and commands genuine loyalty and respect. If it’s troublesome for Sam to do it, then we can fix that with laws. We are good at that! The problem with OpenAI wasn’t/isn’t any one person. The problem is the structure. Fix that, stop pretending you’re an altruistic outfit and then we can sensibly talk about regulation.
- darklycan51 3y agoThis comment reads like an OpenAI employee typed this...
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoHa, read my comments over the past days. I was giving a strong benefit of doubt to the board.
- worik 3y agoWell, you could be bitter, twisted, and cynical I like you better being generous....
- Zpalmtree 3y agoYeah we need to ban profit because GPT can do grade school math
- ssnistfajen 3y agoYour type of thinking is just reinforcing why AI safety research needs to exist.
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