Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics

Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by substation13 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:34AM (#35152176)

I can't help but feel like there is an element of sour grapes here after Yudkowsky's attempts to build an AI failed (assuming that's what he was really trying to do, and not just to lure young and enthusiastic grad students into his lair...)

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by terafo on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:37AM (#35152225)

But did he try to build AI? As far as I know MIRI is pure-play safety research lab.

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by substation13 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:42AM (#35152292)

He did, MIRI was a later rebrand.

Source: https://youtu.be/0A9pGhwQbS0?t=60

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by kelipso on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:48AM (#35152365)

Haha, those who can't do, can always latch on by forming ethics groups and related grifts.

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by mitthrowaway2 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @12:57PM (#35154547)

An essay by Yudkowsky about the pivot:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fLRPeXihRaiRo5dyX/the-magnit...

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by xdavidliu on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:02AM (#35152600)

kinda like the Chomksy op-ed, though you could argue that Chomsky never technically tried to build an AI

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Re:Eliezer Yudkowsky on large language model economics by renewiltord on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @11:58AM (#35153623)

Considering Chomsky's work in linguistics, I was disappointed by that piece.

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