Max LeibmanMar 30
“There’s no way to put the genie back into the bottle,” insist AI boosters about a product that the industry is spending more than a trillion dollars a year to keep out of the bottle.
Show threadColinApr 5
@maxleibman Aren't there many stories involving genies that are lessons about how ambiguous commands in human language have terrible consequences? But I'm sure that's not relevant here.
Show threadIan Malcolm

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Yep, exactly. It's quite clear the "can't put the genie back in the bottle" people have not read any of the many (vast majority) of old stories about genies, wherein their initial benefit turns out to be a disaster, and after some struggle they are indeed put back in the bottle. 🤷‍♂️

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