The "statement on AI risk" signed by a bunch of big names is literally one sentence: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war."

They might as well have said hot dogs are sandwiches. Wholly useless.

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'Please stop us from murdering you' is a pretty desperate cry, even if only for attention.

@maxkennerly well it’s easier and more convenient for them to talk about this future amorphous theoretical AI risk rather than focus on actual current harms. In fact, they talk about possible regulation to somehow prevent this vague AI threat, yet are staunch critics of any proposed regulation to address their products. How curious! /s
@maxkennerly It's so pathetic. Like "ooohhh I'm like Niels Bohr or Einstein writing a letter to Roosevelt." No you're not. You make plagiarism machines.
A hot dog is a taco. A steak is a salad. A Pop-Tart is a calzone. Let the Cube Rule explain.

At last, a unified theory of classification for all types of food.

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