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Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Re: Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Honestly we should have learned this claim from AI companies was purely fear-mongering back when GPT-2 was "too dangerous to release".

That's true but in reality I think people are far more afraid of AI in terms of how it is being used in warfare and policing. Automatic target detection and deployment of drones, or even how it might simply make their role at work redundant etc

Re: Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Honestly we should have learned this claim from AI companies was purely fear-mongering back when GPT-2 was "too dangerous to release".

That's true but in reality I think people are far more afraid of AI in terms of how it is being used in warfare and policing. Automatic target detection and deployment of drones, or even how it might simply make their role at work redundant etc

100% agreed. That's part of the issue imo, these companies pretend their new models are "too dangerous" to seem like they care about the world, yet they have no qualms deploying existing models in warfare or bragging about impending mass-unemployment.

Re: Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Honestly we should have learned this claim from AI companies was purely fear-mongering back when GPT-2 was "too dangerous to release".

That's true but in reality I think people are far more afraid of AI in terms of how it is being used in warfare and policing. Automatic target detection and deployment of drones, or even how it might simply make their role at work redundant etc

I am to be honest not sure what I am more scared.

AI shaping warfare Vs. Using AI to justify outrageous warfare

Re: Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Assuming this article isn't written by an AI

I mean, it's the BBC and the article doesn't have any typical AI tells, where is this idea that it's AI written coming from???

I'm assuming it's possible that an AI can deduct the potential 3rd degree result from an article like this on the BBC. Not talking about the wording

Re: Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's true but in reality I think people are far more afraid of AI in terms of how it is being used in warfare and policing. Automatic target detection and deployment of drones, or even how it might simply make their role at work redundant etc

I am to be honest not sure what I am more scared. AI shaping warfare Vs. Using AI to justify outrageous warfare

Don't worry, these companies will make sure we get to experience both nightmare futures.
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