Altman, Huang: "trust me; gonna b fine"; Sanders: "AI more dangerous than nukes"
I’m not blaming BBC; what they played was all newsworthy: prominent people making claims that the public might want to know about. (And to their credit, they gave me a chance to rebut them.) But all of it was in one way or another nonsensical, uttered with perfect conviction.Let’s take them in turn. Bloomberg Reporter: Even you would acknowledge, you have an incredible amount of power. We should not.§§And here’s Jensen Huang, as transcribed by David Sacks:I do wish what Huang was saying were true, that giant corporations with trillions at stake would police themselves and not release products until they were safe.
- ▪I’m not blaming BBC; what they played was all newsworthy: prominent people making claims that the public might want to know about. (And to their credit, they gave me a chance to rebut them.) But all of it was in one way or another nonsensic
- ▪Bloomberg Reporter: Even you would acknowledge, you have an incredible amount of power.
- ▪We should not.§§And here’s Jensen Huang, as transcribed by David Sacks:I do wish what Huang was saying were true, that giant corporations with trillions at stake would police themselves and not release products until they were safe.
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Sam Altman says trust me; Jensen Huang says everything is going to be fine; Bernie Sanders says AI is more dangerous than nukesHere’s who we should be listening to insteadGary MarcusSep 16, 202624415639ShareWent on BBC last night and nearly vomited in the electronic green room, as they played back-to-back clips from Altman, Huang, and Sanders, not one of which seemed credible to me. I’m not blaming BBC; what they played was all newsworthy: prominent people making claims that the public might want to know about. (And to their credit, they gave me a chance to rebut them.) But all of it was in one way or another nonsensical, uttered with perfect conviction.Let’s take them in turn. Here’s Sam Altman:(It’s worth clicking through to see the video itself, and the …. longgggg ….
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