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CEO of Mistral: AI is software. It can be controlled

99 points · 169 comments · thibaut_barrere

  1. antirez · · focus · HN ↗
    I hope he didn't really say this: it is an incredibly basic take. More or less like atomic bomb is hardware, it can be controlled.
    1. nicce · · focus · HN ↗
      > More or less like atomic bomb is hardware, it can be controlled.

      That is the point. It can be controlled by the operators if they want to.

    2. na1026 · · focus · HN ↗
      If AI is as powerful as an atomic bomb why could it only manage to kill a couple hundred Iranian school girls? Surely a truly society-shifting technology could manage to execute 1000 innocent children at least.
      1. 27183 · · focus · HN ↗
        AI didn't do that. You're deflecting blame from the responsible party.
    3. coffeefirst · · focus · HN ↗
      There’s a good number of nuclear power plants and nuclear submarines in operation, so yes, that’s technically true.
    4. jeremyjh · · focus · HN ↗
      He did say it, and the reason he said it is obvious. He is afraid new regulations will put his company at a disadvantage and that this will reduce the value of his property.
    5. 27183 · · focus · HN ↗
      And yet, historically, the atomic bomb has been controlled.

      But this is a terrible analogy. Atomic bombs are weapons of strategic mass destruction. AI is just a computer program. It's way easier to control--just hold the operator responsible for the consequences of running it. Those consequences are not large, they're very tightly bounded as compared with the destruction a rogue actor with an atomic weapon can wreak.

    6. whatsThisBtn4 · · focus · HN ↗
      It's Mistral quality statement.

      3rd tier quality proped up by European governments and European patriots.

      I don't even know what I'd do if I was in their position. They seem unable to complete... Maybe they do the classic European protectionist thing European farmers do.

      I don't know what I'd do if I was the EU. Maybe promote the opposite of what Mistral is doing and promote full unrestricted AI that will tell you how to download illegal videos. Mistral had 0 competitive edge.

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