Eryk SalvaggioSep 25, 2023
When people tell me generative AI will solve real-world problems
Show threadNagaramSep 26, 2023

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Actual conversation I've had with my old AI developer roommate circa 2018

RM: "AI is super cool right now. I'm currently working with a research firm and we've sort of simulated PAIN for our model and we're seeing how it reacts when it receives only a pain stimulus and no reward."

Me: Hey man What the Fuck.

Show threadDavid Mankins

@Nagaram @CyberneticForests @Binder

Ted Chiang (*The story of your life and others*), interviewed by Ezra Klein, said he hoped we never developed artificial consciousness, because of all the suffering it would mean for the prototype consciousness along the way.

Sep 26, 2023 at 3:50pmWeb