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1. digitaltrees · 1790530079 · focus · HN ↗

   I think any argument that this is a cynical attempt at regulatory capture is destroyed by this; the economic incentives of releasing more capable models are too large. I might be persuaded that they are actually running out of money, and this is really just a cover for reducing burn..

   I welcome this though, I think the models are smart enough for broad economic activity and we could spend a few years simply working to integrate them into workflows and letting society adjust. More intelligence isn't necessary for meaningful impact and the risks that are obvious and present and unsolved aren't worth the cost benefit analysis.

   1. ncr100 · 1790531026 · focus · HN ↗

      Yes, this is currently a crisis we are in. (At this point in time.)

      Everybody remember MAD, mutually assured destruction? That too is a crisis.

      We are in a crisis because we are having uncontrolled development and continuous rollout of a dangerous technology.

      Well, relatively uncontrolled: the kind of lack of control is part of the crisis -- loss of gross human consensus around the progression of the technology. The corporate angle.

      This is a crisis, folks.

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