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Philosophy isn't about finding fault. It's about searching for answers. Sure faults may be found, but it's somewhat meaningless without the proposition of - hop
by skeledrew 4mo ago
Philosophy isn't about finding fault. It's about searching for answers. Sure faults may be found, but it's somewhat meaningless without the proposition of - hopefully better - alternatives.
- TitaRusell 4mo agoThey just hire philosophers because they are good at talking. They need to sell this shit to normal people, remember? Nobody is getting paid to search for the meaning of life.
- skeledrew 4mo agoPhilosophers help to guide model training so they exhibit certain values, such as being honest and to avoid causing harm. See the Claude constitution[0] for example. And they can also help with the bigger questions that become more and more important as models become increasingly capable and human-like in behavior. Like if and how sentient a given model might be[1], and as a result how we are ethically obligated to treat/interact with it. [0] https://www.anthropic.com/constitution https://www.anthropic.com/constitution [1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-engineer-claims-ai-chatbot-is-sentient-why-that-matters/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-engineer-c...