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I have mixed feelings about all the recent controversy and coverage. But frankly if the ScarJo thing was at all significant in how you assess OAI or x-risk, I’
by whimsicalism 2y ago
I have mixed feelings about all the recent controversy and coverage. But frankly if the ScarJo thing was at all significant in how you assess OAI or x-risk, I’m somewhat inclined to discount the opinion.
- talldayo 2y agoI'm inclined to discount opinions that include "x-risk" as a serious talking point.
- whimsicalism 2y agoRegardless of what you think of AI, there are multiple plausible existential risks to humanity that exist. Why you think that should be beyond consideration is beyond me, but people have all sorts of zany beliefs I don't understand
- talldayo 2y agoSensationalism is a manipulation tactic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinkmanship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinkmanship LLMs and existential threats don't get mentioned in the same breath, at least by the serious non-tinfoil-hat types. Preeminent concerns include global warming and sustaining Malthusian growth. AI (and more specifically, OpenAI) indeed deserves to be relegated to the echelons of celebrity drama and not the grown-up table of scientific progress. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.