Eric Anderson

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@jon_stokes The argument is that we only know how to optimize these models for loose proxies for what we want, and the distance between them will grow as capabilities increase. As a result, later AIs will grow more indifferent to us as they get more powerful.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@Red_Devil1208 @JCNSeverino @imillhiser If you really believe that, then you have nothing to worry about.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@DaveShapi It will be quite possible once the damage starts happening. I get that might upset some people, but best to prepare.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@baran_john26177 @powermacuser1 😂

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@jon_stokes I think people are saying that it’s better to not have superintelligent-AI at all (not to have unsafe AI). People are less likely to respond to you when their arguments are mischaracterized.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@son_ofa_car @Noahpinion lol good luck with that

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@timothytercel @So8res They were in 2022, before reasoning models. Things have changed significantly since then. Try to keep up.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@JoeLitobarski @shashj The difference isn’t meaningful. You are being a bit pedantic.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@timothytercel @So8res Have you considered that you might might be very ignorant, spouting off about which you know very little? His claims are backed up by many books and papers, and these AIs have ceased being “next token predictors” years ago. Do better.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@johnennis You aren’t at all describing the hugging face attack accurately. They were told to use a specific exploit on a specific problem, not “solve a problem by any means necessary”. And they only got access to the internet after discovering several previously unknown vulnerabilities.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@DavidVance Isn’t that the whole point? Once Putin becomes unable to tolerate this, he will have to stop striking Ukraine. The choice is his.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@you_are_right_i @gcolbourn Technological progress is banned all the time. There is a big difference between “you can’t ban technological progress” (false) and “that would make you sad, wah wah” (true)

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@DaveShapi If that’s true, seems like there’s a good argument against him, for which Pinker would be happy to present in a debate that others could judge. I wonder why we haven’t seen that. Hmmmmm.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@DaveShapi @fgmgth72871 But your point is just a bunch of bare assertions that don’t hold up to scrutiny.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@GuyMosheTamam @allTheYud What do you think our consciousness emerged out of?

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@MatthewJBar What percentage of people do you think believe “if AI flourishes, that is human flourishing,” by definition?

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@LordoftheMounts @GaryMarcus Hahaha

I always wondered how people like you who have been so wrong for so long would come to terms as reality crashes their worldview around them, day by day. Apparently one stage of grief is “blame doomer articles.”

Tick tock.

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@houstonship @asymmetricinfo @jonathanpassey What if factually they are not ordinary (which is what the majority of AI researchers think), but by the time someone like you is finally convinced, it is too late?

[Eric Anderson @eric115a]

@CatholicSmark @michaelbd @xyxyzebra When you say “Removing access to compute”, which specific computers would you turn off if needed, and why do you think that would be enough?