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> His boundless ambition is putting AI, and the world, on a dangerous path. Has the narrative really become that Sam Altman is single-handedly responsible for
by preommr 2y ago
> His boundless ambition is putting AI, and the world, on a dangerous path.
Has the narrative really become that Sam Altman is single-handedly responsible for the massive leap in AI?
I really don't think that Altman is even close to being in the top 5 worrying techbros. At best, he enabled OpenAI researchers to get their work done 1-5 years sooner.
This stuff was going to happen with or without Altman.
The advancements to come will happen with or without Altman.
These kinds of articles are alarmist nonsense.
- eikenberry 2y agoThe article doesn't even attempt to explain why "accelerationism" is a dangerous path. I'm not sure if I share that assumption or not as I don't even know what exactly the author thinks it is.
- sanex 2y agoI am curious who your top 5 is now.
- yesbabyyes 2y agoMe too, so I tried to get an objective list. After some prodding, these are the top 5 worrying techbros according to ChatGPT: 1. Elon Musk 2. Mark Zuckerberg 3. Sam Altman 4. Peter Thiel 5. Jeff Bezos