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1. wewewedxfgdf · 1789939581 · focus · HN ↗

   I find it very hard to understand the things these AI CEO's say.

   He will probably get up there and say his companies products will destroy every citizen of their countries.

   1. howunfortunate · 1789941851 · focus · HN ↗

      People will say it's marketing but I find Occam's Razor highly favors the theory "they are true believers in AGI/ASI"

      This seems especially true for Anthropic employees.

      1. moshun · 1789942631 · focus · HN ↗

         Wouldn’t Occam’s razor say that the people speaking are highly motivated to continue being paid? Relying on their fear of future outcomes seems to be misplaced to judge the honesty of their statements.

         1. howunfortunate · 1789943070 · focus · HN ↗

            > continue being paid

            What I mean by Occam's Razor:

            There are many assumptions that need to be true to link "they say they're terrified of AI" to "they get paid more / longer", in both their own minds and everyone else's. It's a bit of 4D chess that could go their way, but also could go 100 different ways.

            In contrast, linking "they say it" to "they believe it" is simple.

            1. layer8 · 1789943710 · focus · HN ↗

               Justifying “they believe it” isn’t so simple, however.

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