A little over two decades ago, my then girlfriend was arrested for "writing malware" (which was not against the law at the time, and which was never released into the wild and never caused any damage). This set in motion a chain of events that effectively ruined her life.
Fast forward to today, and we have multi billion dollar corporations pumping out malware at breakneck speeds, compromising various systems (including those of foreign governments), and no one is getting arrested. Instead we're gawking at the marvel of these systems and are playing word games about whether or not it's a rogue system. If anything, it's making people richer.
Not only have there been no consequences but those same companies are trying to position themselves as the best people to keep these AI systems in check.
elric · · focus · HN ↗
Fast forward to today, and we have multi billion dollar corporations pumping out malware at breakneck speeds, compromising various systems (including those of foreign governments), and no one is getting arrested. Instead we're gawking at the marvel of these systems and are playing word games about whether or not it's a rogue system. If anything, it's making people richer.
Make it make sense.
fourside · · focus · HN ↗
Not only have there been no consequences but those same companies are trying to position themselves as the best people to keep these AI systems in check.
RachelF · · focus · HN ↗
An as individual or small company director, you would get arrested.
If you have billions of dollars to pay for lawyers and have political influence, you are above the law.