This is excellent, great work. I genuinely think this mix of children's communication and humor is a clever way to make these big stories more approachable. Someone who read some hype article about how competent and clever openai for making a bad sandbox is could read this and immediately understand that it was entirely their own fault.
> I genuinely think this mix of children's communication and humor is a clever way to make these big stories more approachable.
Agreed. I recall seeing similar things around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, to make the concepts around mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives etc. digestible and clear.
Come to think of it, listening to Frog and Toad discuss subprime lending and credit default swaps would be an entertaining follow-up to TFA.
> Someone who read some hype article about how competent and clever openai for making a bad sandbox is could read this and immediately understand that it was entirely their own fault.
Prescribing blame only matters so much when the ramifications are material. Humans make mistakes, right? It happened here, and it will happen again.
The mistake also illustrates the dangers of AI generally. Sure, OpenAI made mistakes with the sandbox. But in the future, greater capabilities will be available to actors who intentionally pursue harmful ends.
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jihadjihad · · focus · HN ↗
Agreed. I recall seeing similar things around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, to make the concepts around mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives etc. digestible and clear.
Come to think of it, listening to Frog and Toad discuss subprime lending and credit default swaps would be an entertaining follow-up to TFA.
klipt · · focus · HN ↗
pyronite · · focus · HN ↗
Prescribing blame only matters so much when the ramifications are material. Humans make mistakes, right? It happened here, and it will happen again.
The mistake also illustrates the dangers of AI generally. Sure, OpenAI made mistakes with the sandbox. But in the future, greater capabilities will be available to actors who intentionally pursue harmful ends.