Sam Altman is now talking to the White House about decelerating AI

Post by abhishekdev » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC

Post by ben_w » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC

mithilasadu wrote: post #3

abhishekdev wrote: post #2

Not sure how much I trust AI labs to do the right thing.

Absolutely not. But I think it’s fair to assume they want themselves and their loved ones to survive.

  Elon Musk
  Yeah, I mean, yes, pretty much. Let's, let's enjoy the ride. I think my philosophy at this point because I mean honestly there seems to be just an inexorable progress here in Al and, and in robots that even if I wanted to stop it, and I don't, I couldn't.

  Zanny Minton Beddoes
  Do you think there's still a 10 to 20% chance that killer robots mean the end of humanity?
  That's a high P doom, as they say.

Post by wao0uuno » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC

Post by eqvinox » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC

ben_w wrote: post #4

mithilasadu wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Absolutely not. But I think it’s fair to assume they want themselves and their loved ones to survive.

Most of them sure (even if they don't, most at least outwardly present as so), but Musk seems to be a bit not even that these days: Elon Musk Yeah, I mean, yes, pretty much. Let's, let's enjoy the ride. I think my philosophy at this point because I mean honestly there seems to be just an inexorable progress here in Al and, and in robots that even if I wanted to stop it, and I don't, I couldn't. Zanny Minton Beddoes D…

Post by e40 » Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC