[don't worry, grok is not sophisticated enough yet, otherwise I would not have posted this, but Grok's potential misuse as a tool for getting twitter users in trouble is a problem that @xAI needs to think about]
ETHICS
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FOMO and Fear of Being Seen as Techno-Pessimist Drive Bad Investments
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There's FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and then there's FOBAWTPALSL (Fear Of Being A Wimpy Techno-Pessimist And Looking Stupid Later). Both drive many questionable tech trends and steer tens of $B's into tar pits.
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Understanding motivations behind AGI development and AI pause positions
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Having talked to many people in the AI space, I think you can take goals at face value: those who want to build AGI are serious, those who want to pause AI are serious & those who think AI is hype are serious. Motivations may more hidden, but usually or curiosity or ideology.
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Lawsuit discoveries about AI and Big Tech revealed
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The discoveries that come out of this lawsuit will be interesting
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OpenAI Q* Breakthrough Leaked Amid Safety Concerns
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4 long days after the ousting, OpenAI's secret AI model breakthrough called Q* (pronounced Q-Star) was leaked. We also found out that ahead of Sam's firing, researchers sent the board a letter warning of a new AI discovery that could "threaten humanity".
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Sam Altman’s Chilling November 2023 Speech on AGI Nature
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First, we need to go back in time to November 2023. A day before Sam was fired, he gave this chilling speech: "Is this a tool we've built or a creature we have built?" "This is the biggest update we'll have" https://
x.com/ritageleta/sta
tus/1725799427833765978/video/1
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Elon Sues OpenAI Over Q* Alleged AGI Breakthrough
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So, Elon is suing OpenAI partly because he believes OpenAI's Q* model has a strong claim to being AGI. Q* is OpenAI's secret breakthrough that was leaked during Sam Altman's ousting in November. It's mostly still unknown, but here’s everything we know about Q* so far:
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Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models Position Paper
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7/ On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models – a position paper with a focus on open foundation models and their impact, benefits, and risks.
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Bostrom’s Information Hazards Framework for AI Safety
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The paper: https://
nickbostrom.com/information-ha
zards.pdf
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Lebowski Theorem: Superintelligent AI Reward Function Hacking
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Lebowski Theorem: "No superintelligent AI is going to bother with a task that is harder than hacking its reward function." #AGI #AGIFirst