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The thing is, experts like Ilya Sutskever are so deep in that shit that they are heavily biased (from a tech and social/economic) perspective. Furthermore, many experts are wrong all the time.

I don't think the average HN commenter claims to be better at building these system than an expert. But to criticize, especially critic on economic, social, and political levels, one doesn't need to be an expert on LLMs.

And finally, what the motivation of people like Sam Altman and Elon Musk is should be clear to everbody with a half a brain by now.

>>shafyy+(OP)
srslack above was making technical claims why LLMs can't be "generalized and adaptable intelligence". To make such statements, it surely helps if you are a technical expert at building LLMs.

>>shafyy+(OP)
I honestly don't question Altman's motivations that much. I think he's blinded a bit by optimism. I also think he's very worried about existential risks, which is a big reason why he's asking for regulation. He's specifically come out and said in his podcast with Lex Friedman that he thinks it's safer to invent AGI now, when we have less computing power, than to wait until we have more computing power and the risk of a fast takeoff is greater, and that's why he's working so hard on AI.

>>Number+oL
He's just cynical and greedy. Guy has a bunker with an airstrip and is eagerly waiting for the collapse he knows will come if the likes of him get their way

They claim to serve the world, but secretly want the world to serve them. Scummy 101

>>collab+xY
Having a bunker is also consistent with expecting that there's a good chance of apocalypse but working to stop it.