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How predictable. The company currently on top wishes to use the regulatory power of the state to prevent competitors from encroaching on their market dominance.

How predictable. The company currently on top wishes to use the regulatory power of the state to prevent competitors from encroaching on their market dominance. It’s a tail as old as time, although their CEO’s rarely publish blog posts about it.

thewebguyd 5mo ago
Yep > "Models above a threshold of compute should undergo mandatory testing by a qualified third party for their level of risk in four specific areas: cybersecurity, biological weapons, loss of control of AI systems, and automated R&D that could accelerate these other risks." AKA: Make it as expensive and untenable as possible for any open source model to jump through the regulation red tape so we can pull the ladder up behind us. Disgusting. All the marketing talk about "this model is so dangerous" "omg we can't release this to the public its so dangerous" etc. is just priming for the incoming lobbying for protectionism from foreign competition, and regulation preventing the development of any other model that could threaten their dominance in the name of "safety"
- slopinthebag 5mo ago
  Yeah, they know their moat is evaporating as the Chinese models continue to catch up, and at a much cheaper price. Also, why has my comment been flagged? It is sitting at positive votes but has suddenly been flagged for no apparent reason?
  - dang 5mo ago
    If you mean https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481131, users flagged it. We can only guess why users flag things. Perhaps it was because they thought the comment broke the site guidelines by being snarky and/or fulminatey? I don't think it was an extreme case of that, so I've turned off the flags now.
    - ofjcihen 5mo ago
      I mean it’s pretty tame and actually adds to the conversation. It feels somewhat obvious that someone just disagreed and flagged it. Is there a system for holding people accountable who abuse flags?
      - dang 5mo ago
        Yup there is. I've restored a few other comments that were similarly flagged as well.
    - cadamsdotcom 5mo ago
      Thanks for staying on top of these things dang - such an important topic so it’s great to see the discussion rage but stay constructive.
    - slopinthebag 5mo ago
      Thanks big dog

thewebguyd 5mo ago

Yep > "Models above a threshold of compute should undergo mandatory testing by a qualified third party for their level of risk in four specific areas: cybersecurity, biological weapons, loss of control of AI systems, and automated R&D that could accelerate these other risks." AKA: Make it as expensive and untenable as possible for any open source model to jump through the regulation red tape so we can pull the ladder up behind us. Disgusting. All the marketing talk about "this model is so dangerous" "omg we can't release this to the public its so dangerous" etc. is just priming for the incoming lobbying for protectionism from foreign competition, and regulation preventing the development of any other model that could threaten their dominance in the name of "safety"

slopinthebag 5mo ago
Yeah, they know their moat is evaporating as the Chinese models continue to catch up, and at a much cheaper price. Also, why has my comment been flagged? It is sitting at positive votes but has suddenly been flagged for no apparent reason?
- dang 5mo ago
  If you mean https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481131, users flagged it. We can only guess why users flag things. Perhaps it was because they thought the comment broke the site guidelines by being snarky and/or fulminatey? I don't think it was an extreme case of that, so I've turned off the flags now.
  - ofjcihen 5mo ago
    I mean it’s pretty tame and actually adds to the conversation. It feels somewhat obvious that someone just disagreed and flagged it. Is there a system for holding people accountable who abuse flags?
    - dang 5mo ago
      Yup there is. I've restored a few other comments that were similarly flagged as well.
  - cadamsdotcom 5mo ago
    Thanks for staying on top of these things dang - such an important topic so it’s great to see the discussion rage but stay constructive.
  - slopinthebag 5mo ago
    Thanks big dog