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Question. What happens if I write a piece of software that is harmful that doesnt have the AI label. It seems dumb to have a separate classification for harms
by protocolture 3y ago
Question. What happens if I write a piece of software that is harmful that doesnt have the AI label.
It seems dumb to have a separate classification for harms caused by trained AI models. The training aspect doesnt seem to limit liability at all. A judge might rule differently, but thats why the justice system is built such as it is, to make intelligent decisions based on the specific facts of a case.
I am betting that software that causes some significant harm is already outlawed. So this whole thing is just a waste of time.
- carbocation 3y agoThe substance of my comment to Sen Wiener hinges on a similar point to what you raise here. It's incredibly difficult to imagine doing a good job of regulating model training, especially in a few years when the available flops are high enough that this limit is being hit often. It's much more straightforward to regulate actions: constructing WMD is illegal, synthesizing drugs is illegal, etc. If the state wants to tighten up its laws about various activities, go for it. That's the right place to act. Injecting itself into the model training process seems very unlikely to yield any substantive benefits and very likely to hinder progress.