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Mike 03

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1. I still barely understand the release of AI to the public/private sphere
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:52 PM
Dec 4

It seemed to happen so quickly. And on the one hand we had all these warnings, often from the inventors, but also the corporations themselves. But they acted like it was beyond their control whether to release it or not. And then as more came out about the behind the scenes drama at Open AI, it appeared that some people there were in a rush to monetize the thing--to get their big payday.

My interpretation is that they knowingly released something they had grave doubts about because they wanted the money. Now, there could be logical reasons--maybe a bunch of companies were ready to release it all at the same time, and the companies to do so first would make the most money.

I don't know enough about it to form a strong opinion, but I strongly suspect this was another decision made in haste that we will come to regret, probably fairly soon. And these corporations will justify it by saying we (the public) couldn't wait to have this technology. "The decision to release or not release AI was not in our hands, it was beyond our control."

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