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> Asked about his life as an investor, and whether he thinks about the potential harms of companies he invests in — such as AI startups that require vast quant

> Asked about his life as an investor, and whether he thinks about the potential harms of companies he invests in — such as AI startups that require vast quantities of energy to run their chatbots, or automation companies that could replace human jobs — his answers are slightly less considered. Being rich seems to ‘lessen’ the capacity to feel empathy for other people or responsibility for your actions (the questionable things you invest in).

readthenotes1 2y ago
Power doesn't corrupt; it reveals. --Robert Caro
- thfuran 2y ago
  Gaining power probably generally does more revealing than corrupting, but I think being born into it tends to serious messes up people's perspective.
- ofrzeta 2y ago
  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power -- Abraham Lincoln
Herring 2y ago
Yep. Anything that insulates you from consequences also degrades your ability to learn from those consequences (pain = real-world feedback), so it makes you dumber.
SubiculumCode 2y ago
It's really hard to separate oneself from one's socioeconomic upbringing. For those whom did not grow up at the edge of a great financial cliff, that cliff is merely a metaphor for 'a relative had to bail me out, how embarrassing', while for those whom lives at it's very edge, never slept too easy lest the fall and hope that there exists a social safety net, whilst others learned to live on the cliff face itself, eeking out a small subsistence before the inevitable meth-fueled plunge.
VirusNewbie 2y ago
Asking someone about an AI startup that isn't building a foundational model about "energy to run chatbots" is straight up awful gotcha reporting and people who fall for it I immediately lose respect for.
- dragonwriter 2y ago
  Wouldn't whether they are running chatbots be more key to whether the question about energy to run chatbots is relevant than whether they are building a foundation model?

readthenotes1 2y ago

Power doesn't corrupt; it reveals. --Robert Caro

thfuran 2y ago
Gaining power probably generally does more revealing than corrupting, but I think being born into it tends to serious messes up people's perspective.
ofrzeta 2y ago
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power -- Abraham Lincoln

Herring 2y ago

Yep. Anything that insulates you from consequences also degrades your ability to learn from those consequences (pain = real-world feedback), so it makes you dumber.

SubiculumCode 2y ago

It's really hard to separate oneself from one's socioeconomic upbringing. For those whom did not grow up at the edge of a great financial cliff, that cliff is merely a metaphor for 'a relative had to bail me out, how embarrassing', while for those whom lives at it's very edge, never slept too easy lest the fall and hope that there exists a social safety net, whilst others learned to live on the cliff face itself, eeking out a small subsistence before the inevitable meth-fueled plunge.

VirusNewbie 2y ago

Asking someone about an AI startup that isn't building a foundational model about "energy to run chatbots" is straight up awful gotcha reporting and people who fall for it I immediately lose respect for.

dragonwriter 2y ago
Wouldn't whether they are running chatbots be more key to whether the question about energy to run chatbots is relevant than whether they are building a foundation model?