Chat GPT4: Is the world prepared for the coming AI storm?

Re:Chat GPT4: Is the world prepared for the coming AI storm? by Xcelerate on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:56AM (#35180350)

> She said artificial intelligence could go in one of two directions over the next 10 years. [...] AI development is focused on the common good, with transparency in AI system design and an ability for individuals to opt-in [...] Ms Webb's catastrophic scenario involves less data privacy, more centralisation of power in a handful of companies

Umm... so are we just not going to mention the elephant in the room at all? I mean, I know everyone finds “the singularity is near!” people annoying, but there’s not any mention at all of some type of existential risk? The “catastrophic scenario” relates to things like privacy and fairness?

Someone commented in another article about AI safety being composed of two types, those focused on “AI alignment” and those focused on “AI ethics”. I increasingly find that the latter group seems to be putting the cart before the horse.

Hypothetically, if you were to poll the research scientists at OpenAI (anonymously) on which type of AI safety they are more concerned about, I would be really curious what the results of that survey would look like.

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Re:Chat GPT4: Is the world prepared for the coming AI storm? by peepeepoopoo3 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:59AM (#35180370)

Hack the planet! (into tiny pieces and then consume them as fuel)

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Re:Chat GPT4: Is the world prepared for the coming AI storm? by ddevault on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:59AM (#35180369)

AI is not in and of itself an existential threat, and is unlikely to be one within our lifetimes. The singularity, in this sense, is not near, and state-of-the-art machine learning does not resemble general intelligence.

Focusing on the misuse of this tool by people is the most prudent worry to address.

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