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the vision here is amazing, but I can't help but feel a bit uncertain about basing a "safe super intelligence" lab in an apartheid state that is currently genoc
by stale_data 2y ago
the vision here is amazing, but I can't help but feel a bit uncertain about basing a "safe super intelligence" lab in an apartheid state that is currently genociding its indigenous population using variants of the very same technology
- visarga 2y agoBut basing it in US who launched the Afghanistan and Iraq wars is safe?
- mdp2021 2y agoWell, yes¹: if it actually contributes to intelligent action, this is exactly the goal - you nailed it. Safer, more sensible action for individuals, communities, and statal entities. "Less mistakes in the future" - that would be a good motto. (¹: whether basing a [successful in substance] "safe super intelligence" lab in an environment with imperfect record would improve safety.) -- And now let us see if the sniper can come up with a good argument...
- cool-RR 2y agoRight, true safe super intelligence could only be developed in countries that finished genociding their indigenous populations centuries ago.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoMaybe it takes a nation (tragically) built on genocide and slavery to be able to recognize (and thus prevent) the same in an AI.
- protomolecule 2y agoAnd Nazis were destined to build safe atomic bomb.
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