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Unlike hunger, health, etc. that are at the base, Maslow's hierarchy says nothing about fulfilling your AI needs. Even if you argue this is a manifestation of "
by dowager_dan99 2y ago
Unlike hunger, health, etc. that are at the base, Maslow's hierarchy says nothing about fulfilling your AI needs. Even if you argue this is a manifestation of "self", it's at the top, and least impactful for the broadest audience.
- CamperBob2 2y agoEllison no doubt genuinely thinks that such an effort is his highest calling, the best contribution he can possibly make to humanity's well-being. In a more enlightened society, one not prone to misusing information to persecute one another, he'd arguably be right.
- autoexec 2y agoEllison no doubt is primarily, if not exclusively, concerned with his own well-being even at the expense of humanity. He may or may not actually believe otherwise, but his wealth objectively disqualifies him from being altruistic or even trustworthy.
- sangnoir 2y ago> Ellison no doubt genuinely thinks that such an effort is his highest calling, the best contribution he can possibly make to humanity's well-being It's likely much simpler: Larry thinks the solution to (his) immortality - or longevity at the very least - may be contained in Americans' collective DNA, and AI may be able to tease the answers out.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoEllison has made it clear that he thinks the US needs a Chinese style social credit surveillance system, and is likely concerned that the proles are gonna rise up and sink his boats. Mapping DNA is just another part of that schema.