My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama seems legit
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama Extremely valid questions. I ask myself 2 every day. I almost wish they were all grifters just for my sanity
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
My question would be: "Why are they actively developing something that they already see destroying humanity?"
If I would be researching such stuff, I would immediately cease and stop as soon as I figure that it could be a threat to humanity. But these guys are actively pushing forward and further and further.
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama she's hired!
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@linuxandyarn She actually already has one, but almost never uses it. After she left Facebook she realized she doesn't like social media at all.
@datarama That's fair. She's clearly an astute judge of character.
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My question would be: "Why are they actively developing something that they already see destroying humanity?"
If I would be researching such stuff, I would immediately cease and stop as soon as I figure that it could be a threat to humanity. But these guys are actively pushing forward and further and further.
@Aron Either they don't actually believe that (swindlers), or they're omnicidal cultists who think they're building a robot god (actually mentally unwell).
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama Your mum is smarter than all the AI guys.
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My question would be: "Why are they actively developing something that they already see destroying humanity?"
If I would be researching such stuff, I would immediately cease and stop as soon as I figure that it could be a threat to humanity. But these guys are actively pushing forward and further and further.
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama The cynicism you only get with age.
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
Like the old joke goes, 78.4% of all statistics are fake
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama
87.3% of all statistics are made up on the spur of the moment. -
My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama I love your mum
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
Your 70-year-old mum is a clever lady.
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama your mom sounds awesome
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama I am now concerned there is a 10% chance your mum may take over the world.
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@krig Also, she taught me to code when I was a tiny kid.
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@Aron Either they don't actually believe that (swindlers), or they're omnicidal cultists who think they're building a robot god (actually mentally unwell).
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My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama
I hope you love your mom, datarama, because now I, for one, do too. -
My 70-year-old mum came over for a visit today, and she'd read some of the news stories about Anthropic researchers estimating that there's a 10% chance their AI systems will wipe out humanity by 2030.
So she had some very concerned questions for her computer scientist son. They were:
1. "How do they come up with those percentages? Do they just make them up, or do you think they have their chatbots make them up for them?"
2. "Are the Anthropic people swindlers or are they actually mentally unwell?"
3. "How can a guy who looks like his biggest worry ought to be whether his parents remembered to pack his school lunch be lead researcher for Anthropic?"(I had to tell her that the press had misled her: Jacob Coxon was not lead researcher, just one of many researchers in their pretraining team.)
She then remarked that if *she* was an amoral CEO of an AI cult, she'd keep an eye out for employees who seemed like they were doing poorly and might want to leave soon. Then she'd offer them 10 million dollars in cash to "resign out of concern for the future of humanity".
@datarama - still - all things considered - it might not be a Bank’s wisest business plan to offer 25 year mortgages. Or even 5 year car loans.
On the plus side, the concern over (the already breached) 1.5 degree world temperature change limitation by 2050 may be a moot point.
