Geoffrey, that's a really weak analogy. I'm surprised you think it's relevant. Can you explain on what basis you feel like your understanding of nuclear weapons is relevant to the use of AI, and why the differences between the two are not relevant?
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Overhyped AI extinction fears discouraging students from field
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I didn't say it is a conspiracy. But I think overhyped fears about AI leading to human extinction are causing real harm:
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White House AI Executive Order Promotes Research Through NAIRR
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The new @WhiteHouse AI executive order promotes innovation and competition by catalyzing AI research through the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR). Since inception, @stanfordhai has been at the forefront of this discussion. Learn more about the NAIRR: https://
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OpenAI governance structures insufficient to prevent systemic issues
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Yes exactly – it's a natural result of how the system works, and is almost impossible to avoid. OpenAI clearly tried to avoid it but setting up various governance structures, but governance is insufficient to fix this.
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Liability Claims in AI Policy Summary: Verification Discrepancy
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The word "liability" doesn't appear AFAICT on the web page, arxiv PDF, or policy supplement — but it is in your 5 point summary. Where are you getting that from? (Sorry if I'm missing something obvious!)
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AI extinction risk probability estimates without regulation
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So what is your best estimate of the probability that if AI is not strongly regulated it will lead to human extinction in the next 30 years? If you are a true Bayesian you should be able to give a number. My current estimate is 0.1. I suspect Yann's is <0.01
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Americans demand stronger AI regulation and corporate accountability
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Open Sourcing Nuclear Weapons: Security and Ethics Implications
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Let's open source nuclear weapons too to make them safer. The good guys (us) will always have bigger ones than the bad guys (them) so it should all be OK.
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OpenAI’s regulatory capture strategy lacks executive liability measures
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Although OpenAI did not get created with the idea of regulatory capture as a business plan, today they promote licensing barriers to entry, but do not promote increasing executive liability.
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Executive Liability: The Real Test of AI Company Seriousness
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Increasing executive liability would not help profits, and is *not* something I've seen any large AI company propose or advocate for. This is a key test of who is serious.