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A comment on Ask HN: Is it just me or GPT-4's quality has significantly deteriorated lately?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or GPT-4's quality has significantl... by Xeoncross on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:55AM (#36139814)
That is not how I'm using the word. Governments are generally run by a small party of people who decide all the things - not the hundreds of thousands that actually carry out the day-to-day operations of the government.

Similar to how a board of directors runs the company even though all companies "are composed of" employees. Employees do as they are directed or they are fired.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or GPT-4's quality has significantl... by marmadukester39 on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:19PM (#36141783)
I think at scale we are operating more like anthills: meta-organisms rather than individuals, growing to consume all available resources according to survival focused heuristics. AI deeply empowers such meta-organisms, especially in its current form. Hopefully it gets smart enough to recognize that the pursuit of infinite growth will destroy us and possibly it. I hope it finds us worth saving.
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