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State of AI co-author: we must slow down the race to god-like AI

by seinecle on 4/13/23, 5:02 AM with 49 comments

  • by synaesthesisx on 4/13/23, 6:06 AM

    No - absolutely not. Slowing down innovation in the face with vague “existential risk” fearmongering is absurd.

    We should be pursuing the opposite, and accelerating efforts to build what will be some of the most transformative technology humanity has ever developed (and some could argue, NOT building has its own existential risks).

  • by uejfiweun on 4/13/23, 5:57 AM

    Here's the thing, current computational power isn't enough to achieve the scale of model that would be required for "god like" AI. So isn't that kind of a natural brake, where we have to wait for computing speed to catch up with our ambitions? Why do we need additional handicaps and slowdowns on top of that?

    I've seen a theory that the big tech companies are the ones pushing for regulation in order to achieve regulatory capture of this powerful new technology, which seems like a compelling theory indeed...

  • by coolspot on 4/13/23, 5:20 AM

    I, for one, welcome our new AGI overlord(s).

  • by deafpolygon on 4/13/23, 8:01 AM

    No way. How much did this guy get paid by big tech? Accelerate this tech and open it up (open-source).

  • by rbanffy on 4/13/23, 8:42 AM

    The biggest problem, by far, seems to be how to persuade them to honor Asimov’s 4 laws.

  • by Waterluvian on 4/13/23, 11:20 AM

    Has humanity ever voluntarily slowed down the development of an exciting new technology?

  • by furrowedbrow on 4/13/23, 5:45 AM

  • by freddealmeida on 4/13/23, 9:12 AM

    common discussion happening right now by people that don't build.

  • by Tepix on 4/13/23, 1:46 PM

    Paywalled for some