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Because lobbying exists in this country, and because legislators receive financial support from corporations like OpenAI, any so-called concession by a major US

Because lobbying exists in this country, and because legislators receive financial support from corporations like OpenAI, any so-called concession by a major US-based company to the US Government is likely a deal that will only benefit the company. Altman has been clear for a long time he wants the government to step in and regulate models (obvious regulatory capture move). They haven't done it, and no amount of Elon Musk or Joe Rogan influence can get people to care, or see it as anything other than regulatory capture. This is OpenAI moving forward anyway, but they can't be the only ones. Hey Anthropic, get in... - It makes Anthropic "the other major provider", the Android to OpenAI's Apple - It makes OpenAI not the only one calling for regulation It reminds me of when Ted Cruz would grill Zuck on TV, yell at him, etc. - it's just a show. Zuck owns the senators, not the other way around. All the big players in our economy own a piece of the country, and they work together to make things happen - not the government. It's not a cabal with a unified agenda, there are competing interests, rivalries, and war. But we the voter aren't exposed to the real decision-making. We get the classics: Abortion, same-sex marriage, which TV actor is gonna win president - a show.

agucova 2y ago
> Because lobbying exists in this country, and because legislators receive financial support from corporations like OpenAI, any so-called concession by a major US-based company to the US Government is likely a deal that will only benefit the company. Sometimes both benefit? OAI and Anthropic benefit from building trust with government entities early on, and perhaps setting a precedent of self-regulation over federal regulation, and the US government gets to actually understand what these models are capable of, and have competent people inside the government track AI progress and potential downstream risks from it.
- bschmidt1 2y ago
  Of course they benefit, that's why it's a deal. But we don't. The free market or average taxpayer doesn't get anything out of it. Competition and innovation gets stifled - choices narrow down to 2 major providers. They make all the money and control the market.

agucova 2y ago

> Because lobbying exists in this country, and because legislators receive financial support from corporations like OpenAI, any so-called concession by a major US-based company to the US Government is likely a deal that will only benefit the company. Sometimes both benefit? OAI and Anthropic benefit from building trust with government entities early on, and perhaps setting a precedent of self-regulation over federal regulation, and the US government gets to actually understand what these models are capable of, and have competent people inside the government track AI progress and potential downstream risks from it.

bschmidt1 2y ago
Of course they benefit, that's why it's a deal. But we don't. The free market or average taxpayer doesn't get anything out of it. Competition and innovation gets stifled - choices narrow down to 2 major providers. They make all the money and control the market.