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> They need huge compute My understanding is that huge compute is necessary to train but not to run the AI (that's why using LLMs is so cheap) > To me the mor
by Recursing 1y ago
> They need huge compute
My understanding is that huge compute is necessary to train but not to run the AI (that's why using LLMs is so cheap)
> To me the more real risk is creeping integration and reliance in everyday life until things become "too big to fail" so we can't pull the plug even if we wanted to
I agree with that, see e.g. what happened with attempts to restrict TikTok: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_...
> But I would imagine if it really became a genuine existential threat we'd have to just do it
It's unclear to me that we would be able to. People would just say that it's science fiction, and that China will do it anyway, so we might as well enjoy the AI