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Why I Left Google DeepMind

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Re: Why I Left Google DeepMind

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Post by negamax »

You (the org) brought fire to the masses. How that fire is used (to build or burn the cities) is not for you do decide

Stand by and share your ethics concern. But this isn't misalignment. A lot of AI use cases will be constraint/reigned in through governance evolution at every scale

Re: Why I Left Google DeepMind

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Post by vintagedave »

Very long to read, but highly principled. I feel his desperation. Powerful people can too easily do little, and ignore their consciences. I appreciate he named those he spoke to; it came across as fair, and makes them accountable for what they did or did not do.

Re: Why I Left Google DeepMind

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Post by pjmlp »

readthenotes1 wrote: post #7

I am outraged to find gambling in this casino! What sort of ethics bubble was the author living in to believe that Google was anything but solely focused on achieving shareholder value?

The same that believes in HR marketing like Do No Evil.

Re: Why I Left Google DeepMind

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Post by Ygg2 »

readthenotes1 wrote: post #7

I am outraged to find gambling in this casino! What sort of ethics bubble was the author living in to believe that Google was anything but solely focused on achieving shareholder value?

I wonder if in a few years, there'll be heads of Google paraphrasing the old skit "You know, in hindsight, allowing autonomous AI drones to carry fusion bombs was a bad move, but for that one quarter we really earned a lot of shareholder value"
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