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I agree with knowing what's happening! But taking things at face value from tech companies, especially when they are at an early stage and maximizing for attent

by 0x4e 2mo ago

I agree with knowing what's happening! But taking things at face value from tech companies, especially when they are at an early stage and maximizing for attention just doesn't feel right to me. At the end of the day, bad things will happen and there's little that can be done about it. Just look around and see how things just take the path of their own whether it's violent or peaceful. I'm not advocating for it to really show it's dangerous. I do not want yet another harmful weapon to exist. But, I think we knew what we were walking towards in the first place. So, acting surprised and then being up in arms about it feels counterproductive. Do you really want there not be a powerful AI that doesn't turn harmful? Don't contribute to it, don't buy into it, don't use it. We might miss on the positives, but also miss on the negative aspects of it.

NateEag 2mo ago
> But, I think we knew what we were walking towards in the first place. So, acting surprised and then being up in arms about it feels counterproductive. A lot of us thought we didn't know what the genAI researchers were walking towards, and really wished they would stop doing it. Alas. > Do you really want there not be a powerful AI that doesn't turn harmful? Yes, I would much prefer humankind keep trying to work things out on its own rather than trying to apotheose a text-prediction system. If someone manages a successful summoning at all, I think the odds of a demogorgon are much, much higher than anything that cares about us. Unlike Sam Bankman-Fried, I would absolutely never pick up a magic coin that has "wipe out human race" on one side, or even a d20 that has it on one face. I would really hope to persuade anyone considering it to abandon it for more worthwhile pursuits, too. > Don't contribute to it, don't buy into it, don't use it. We might miss on the positives, but also miss on the negative aspects of it. I'm trying to avoid it as much as I can for that exact reason. My employers have made it difficult by requiring all developers to use LLM code generation, however. :(

by 0x4e 2mo ago

NateEag 2mo ago

> But, I think we knew what we were walking towards in the first place. So, acting surprised and then being up in arms about it feels counterproductive. A lot of us thought we didn't know what the genAI researchers were walking towards, and really wished they would stop doing it. Alas. > Do you really want there not be a powerful AI that doesn't turn harmful? Yes, I would much prefer humankind keep trying to work things out on its own rather than trying to apotheose a text-prediction system. If someone manages a successful summoning at all, I think the odds of a demogorgon are much, much higher than anything that cares about us. Unlike Sam Bankman-Fried, I would absolutely never pick up a magic coin that has "wipe out human race" on one side, or even a d20 that has it on one face. I would really hope to persuade anyone considering it to abandon it for more worthwhile pursuits, too. > Don't contribute to it, don't buy into it, don't use it. We might miss on the positives, but also miss on the negative aspects of it. I'm trying to avoid it as much as I can for that exact reason. My employers have made it difficult by requiring all developers to use LLM code generation, however. :(