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0 pointstrinsic24mo ago0 comments

You know. I'm realizing im my head Im comparing this to Nazism and Hitler. Im sure many people thought he was bringing change to the world and since its going to happen anyway we should all get on-board with it. In the end there was a reckoning.

IMHO their are going to be consequences of these negative effects, regardless of the positives.

Looking at it in this light, you might want to get out now, while you still can. Im sure its going to continue, its not going to be legislated away, but it's still wrong to be using this technology in the way it's being used right now, and I will not be associated with the harmful effects this technology is being used for because a few corporations feel justified in pushing evil on to the world wrapped positives.

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simonw4mo ago

Whoa, did not expect a Hitler comparison here.

I think of LLMs as more like the invention of cars or railways: enormous negative externalities, but provided enough benefit to humanity that we tend to think they were worthwhile.

Are the negatives of LLMs really that bad? Most of them look more like annoyances to me.

The ones that upset me the most are the ChatGPT psychosis episodes which have lead to loss of life. I'm reassured by the fact that the AI labs are taking genuine steps to reduce the risk of that happening, which seems analogous to me to the development of car safety features.

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simonw4mo ago

Whoa, did not expect a Hitler comparison here.

I think of LLMs as more like the invention of cars or railways: enormous negative externalities, but provided enough benefit to humanity that we tend to think they were worthwhile.

Are the negatives of LLMs really that bad? Most of them look more like annoyances to me.

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