But also, these hacks are shots across the bow for AI alignment and safety research. We're fortunate that hasn't been significant damage already. We have to assume that future models will have even greater hacking ability and be closer to having their own desires/goals.
So while I agree this language choice is wrong in that it shifts blame away from the company, it is right in that we need to treat this as if these models have their own desires, because we cannot yet determine or set what those are in practice.
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But also, these hacks are shots across the bow for AI alignment and safety research. We're fortunate that hasn't been significant damage already. We have to assume that future models will have even greater hacking ability and be closer to having their own desires/goals.
So while I agree this language choice is wrong in that it shifts blame away from the company, it is right in that we need to treat this as if these models have their own desires, because we cannot yet determine or set what those are in practice.