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Goodbye Google

263 points · 327 comments · Murmuring9087

  1. pu_pe · · focus · HN ↗
    We had people departing from OpenAI, Anthropic and now Google. The pace the frontier open letter was signed by over 1,000 experts. At which point do we believe the message?
    1. sowhat1 · · focus · HN ↗
      When Astra and Fable stop making absolutely brain dead mistakes on simple tasks and not a moment sooner because I’m grounded in reality. Are you aware tech bros have been saying this same thing about every AI advancement since the 1950s? The reason being every AI researcher deep down wants to believe they’re God. This happens to also be why they’re some of the most insufferable people.
      1. pu_pe · · focus · HN ↗
        Surely AI can be dangerous before the point it becomes completely perfect. Very imperfect people manage to do a ton of damage already.
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