points by michaelhoney 1 day ago | 0 comments
I think you're not appreciating the work that Ajeya Cotra has done over the years. She really cares about timelines and existential risk.
Not everything is grift.
[–] lifeisloving 1 day ago
There is no existential risk, they are statistical models that predict words. The fact that anyone says this makes them instantly not credible. Anyone who does is either a grifter, psychotic or both.
[–] frozenseven 20 hours ago
>they are statistical models that predict words
And you people have been repeating this meaningless phrase for over six years now. But AI hasn't gone away, now has it? Progress is speeding up. Superintelligence is coming.
[–] lifeisloving 2 hours ago
Keep telling yourself that text autocomplete is super intelligence. You sound like the people who said NFTs are the future and you better get with the program.
I use llms all the time, they're useful, nobody is saying that.
[–] 47484885 21 hours ago