Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI

Post by amelius » Tue, May 16, 2023, 4:27 PM UTC

Post by tome » Tue, May 16, 2023, 4:28 PM UTC

kypro wrote: post #71

supriyo-biswas wrote: post #62

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People have been able to commit malicious acts by themselves historically, no AI needed. In other words, LLMs are only as dangerous as the humans operating them, and therefore the solution is to stop crime instead of regulating AI, which only seeks to make OpenAI a monopoly.

This isn't a trick question, genuinely curious – do you agree that guns are not the problem and should not be regulated – yes, while they can be used for harm, the right approach to gun violence is to police the crime. I think the objection to this would be that currently not everyone in the world an expert in biochemistry or at hacking into computer systems. Even if you're correct in principal, perhaps the risks of…

Post by neerd » Tue, May 16, 2023, 4:31 PM UTC

nixcraft wrote: post #298

I understand that some people may not agree with what I am about to say, but I feel it is important to share. Recently, some talented writers who are my good friends at major publishing houses have lost their jobs to AI technology. There have been news articles about this in the past few months too. While software dev jobs in the IT industry may be safe for now, many other professions are at risk of being replaced by…

Post by neerd » Tue, May 16, 2023, 4:32 PM UTC

modzu wrote: post #306

nixcraft wrote: post #298

I understand that some people may not agree with what I am about to say, but I feel it is important to share. Recently, some talented writers who are my good friends at major publishing houses have lost their jobs to AI technology. There have been news articles about this in the past few months too. While software dev jobs in the IT industry may be safe for now, many other professions are at risk of being replaced by…

ideally, machines replace ALL the jobs

Post by JumpCrisscross » Tue, May 16, 2023, 4:34 PM UTC

digging wrote: post #302

Barrin92 wrote: post #274

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Neither is it an indication of bad intentions and I don't even think SBF was dishonest, his general behavior doesn't exactly suggest he's some Machiavellian mastermind. This is always the first comment when someone in an industry talks about regulation but it doesn't change the fact that it's needed and they're essentially right regardless of what motivations they have.

You might say that any regulation is better than none, but bad regulation can be way more insidious and have unique dangers. As a blunt analogy, let's say there's no law against murder right now. You and I both agree that we need a law against murder. But I have the ear of lawmakers, and I go sit down with them and tell them that you and I agree: We need a law against murder. And then I help them write a law that mak…