Re:“AI doomism is becoming indistinguishable from a religion”
by antonvs on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:02PM
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LeCun's comment was prompted by a request to shut down AI development for 6 months. Do you see some connection between the concern you've raised and the desire to shut down AI development for 6 months?
That concern is a classic example of a cultish one because it can't be executed in the real world today, and most likely won't be possible to execute for decades at a minimum. There will be plenty of time to address such risks as they become more realistic. You can fantasize about them today, but be realistic that that's all you're doing.
Re:“AI doomism is becoming indistinguishable from a religion”
by ericb on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:57PM
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> and most likely won't be possible to execute for decades at a minimum
You essentially admitted that this is a correct concern, and not a "cultish" belief. Now we're just debating when.
> Do you see some connection between the concern you've raised and the desire to shut down AI development for 6 months?
Perhaps? In general, living an additional 6 months is something I'd desire.
Let's not short-circuit our critical thinking by labelling those concerns cult-ish.