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  • DetectDefect an hour ago

    > The researcher-turned-educator-turned-investor

    This is enough qualification to discard the opinion of this individual on any topic, but especially artificial intelligence. To wit:

    > "I think for a lot of AI models, the benefit is so much greater than the harm," he said. "The death of any single person is absolutely tragic," Ng added, referencing recent suicides that allegedly involved the use of AI. "At the same time, I am nervous about one or two anecdotes leading to stifling regulations."

    This guy is just here to water down the kool-aid so everyone can take a drink.

      oldputput 43 minutes ago

      I used to be freely optimistic about humanity, now it’s becoming more and more forced. The percentage of people who are naturally kool-aid drinkers appears to have remained fairly constant over time, but AI will change that, the shadows will multiply. There’ll be shadows of shadows. Shadows all day. Shadows in the way, even when you’re searching for the light, trying to do right.