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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. verdverm · 1790531662 · focus · HN ↗

      are there still financial incentives to releasing mega models?

      they cost a lot to run and people are picking smaller models more often because of bill blowouts

      > 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 adjus

      this is the real Ai distillation, with Chinese characteristics (their playbook is broad deployment across their economy over having the best model)

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