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The AI Race Just Got Awkward

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  1. slowin · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm also grateful to the Chinese labs for providing workarounds for the walled gardens that the US based AI companies are attempting to create.

    Does anyone know if there are any distillation datasets available? I'd love to see these distributed on BitTorrent. I think it's critical that AI be democratized and not isolated in the hands of a few private companies.

    1. skybrian · · focus · HN ↗
      There’s a libertarian sentiment that that doesn’t sit well with “AI is harming people” sentiment. If AI has harmful uses, and I think anyone sensible would have to agree that it does, then giving everyone unrestricted AI is likely to make it worse.

      It’s sort of like gun nuts arguing that more guns is the answer. I mean, ok, maybe you’re a responsible gun owner or AI user but relying on personal responsibility doesn’t fix systemic problems. There are bad people out there.

      1. nutjob2 · · focus · HN ↗
        > giving everyone unrestricted AI is likely to make it worse

        Worse for whom?

        The only effective defense against predatory corporate and government AI is personal protective AI.

        Anything else is unilateral disarmament. It's the only way individuals can survive in the worse case scenario.

        > gun nuts

        Guns are different. They can't protect you against the government, contrary to gun nut claims.

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