I see. So the world your question presupposes is the world Mustafa is promoting – one with an uneven distribution of power. There might be some dollar amount that would allow a state, organisation, or individual with privileged access to destroy everything – but hard to guess $n.
@jeremyphoward
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Power Concentration Risks in Advanced AI Systems
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The only case where the world would be in danger would be if no-one else had access to that Oracle. Then with enough money perhaps the teenager could kill everyone. But the amount of money isn't the issue here, the unequal distribution of power is.
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Building Multi-GPU Systems: Cost and Power Requirements for 4090s
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Also a box that can run 4 4090s won't be cheap. Need plenty of power and PCI slots.
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Optimizing Memory Bandwidth: Counter-Intuitive Approaches
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Yeah it's counter-intuitive but a really interesting situation — keen to dig in and figure out how to best harness that memory bandwidth.
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I've actually got this weird and wonderful vertical monitor, split in half, with one computer's display on each half. This is amazingly awesome…
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Apple Universal Control Magic Between Mac Mini and Display
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I stuck it next to my Mac Mini, and I gotta admit this universal control thing is basically magic. I just move my mouse from one screen to the other, and… it totally works?!? Keyboard and monitor control smoothly switch, with no hardware setup at all.
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Understanding Current AI Capabilities for Future Innovation
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I think figuring out what the current tech *can* do is also important research, and is also critical to building something better. All are worthwhile!

