143 sats \ 1 reply \ @quark 17 Jun \ on: AI: “Existential Crisis” or Excuse for Cronyism? econ
We have to remember that LLMs like chatGPT and so on, are not a threat. They will make many jobs obsolete, yes. But it is a good technology when used correctly like many others. The human extinction problem is from AGI and ASI, which is a technology that if it happens, it won't be available to any person for subscription or open source.
This was a fascinating read for me. He is pretty convinced we’re going to have super intelligence in just a few years. I only have a superficial understanding about the whole thin, but what he describes with geopolitics and the potential of it escaping human control is pretty scary.
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