‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more potent and stable

Re:‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more ... by PrimeMcFly on Sunday May 07, 2023 @02:06AM (#35848370)

> Yeah, this is the kind of thing that Eliezer Yudkowsky is kind of right about.

I find it very hard to take him seriously or assign him any credibility with how he acted regarding the whole "Roko's basilisk" thing, not to mention some of his views just seem plain nuts to me.

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Re:‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more ... by Vecr on Sunday May 07, 2023 @02:18AM (#35848419)

I agree, but that does not mean everything he says is wrong. I think the public having clear expectations of AIs and how they interact with them is important in general.

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Re:‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more ... by PrimeMcFly on Sunday May 07, 2023 @02:23AM (#35848434)

But when he talks about AI, he is talking about artificial consciousnesses, and we are no where even close to creating something like that.

I mean I agree having rules and expectations is important though.

On the other hand I wonder how enforceable it will be since people can generate models in secret in their homes.

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Re:‘Remarkable’ AI tool designs mRNA vaccines that are more ... by ben_w on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:14AM (#35850219)

> But when he talks about AI, he is talking about artificial consciousnesses

Yudkowsky may have talked about artificial consciousnesses at various points, but that's not even close to a critical issue for why he's a doomer.

The TLDR quote I have of his fear is: “The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made out of atoms which it can use for something else.” - https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/499238-the-ai-does-not-hate...

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