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iamBullivant

Altman: 'AI may destroys us, but let's do it anyway'. This is insane. If there is a real threat why are governments/the EU not intervening. If it is not a real threat why is he saying it?

@bullivant Similar argument made by proponents of gain-of-function research (in virology), which I find absurd.

@Kerbrech Interesting Evelyn. Thank you. Yes, it's absurd.

@Kerbrech @bullivant for me, this is a much more imminent risk than spicy autocorrect

@bullivant
He's saying it because "our product is so powerful that it might extinguish all human life" is a hell of a sales pitch.

The likelihood that ChatGPT et al. become true artificial intelligences is about as high as that Jesus Christ will descend from Heaven to usher in the Final Judgment

@bullivant FWIW it’s in Gippity Sam’s financial interests to exaggerate the potential of the tech he’s raising funding for. Scare stories and all