Re:OpenAI’s policies hinder reproducible research on languag...
by mrandish on Thursday March 23, 2023 @12:00PM
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> free and open source is usually important, but due to the unique dangers of AI...
Sadly, cherished principles often perish on the horns of "But this time it's different."
> the "for profit" and "AI safety" explanations are not contradictory
Indeed, they can reinforce each other into a runaway feedback loop. Once you buy into an all-encompassing mission of preventing apocalypse, maintaining perspective or proportionality become almost impossible. The moral hazard of not pursuing almost all available measures justifies taking $10B of MSFT's money to fund the defense of humanity. Add to this the ego-stoking existential importance of such a "noble cause", the global media attention and the social elevation in the tight-knit, closed-circle of the AI Alignment community and you've got the perfect drug.
Given the intense forces shaping the worldview of the "AI Safety Noble Warriors", it's reasonable for outsiders to question their objectivity and appropriately discount claims of "we are keeping this from you for your own good."
Sadly, cherished principles often perish on the horns of "But this time it's different."
> the "for profit" and "AI safety" explanations are not contradictory
Indeed, they can reinforce each other into a runaway feedback loop. Once you buy into an all-encompassing mission of preventing apocalypse, maintaining perspective or proportionality become almost impossible. The moral hazard of not pursuing almost all available measures justifies taking $10B of MSFT's money to fund the defense of humanity. Add to this the ego-stoking existential importance of such a "noble cause", the global media attention and the social elevation in the tight-knit, closed-circle of the AI Alignment community and you've got the perfect drug.
Given the intense forces shaping the worldview of the "AI Safety Noble Warriors", it's reasonable for outsiders to question their objectivity and appropriately discount claims of "we are keeping this from you for your own good."