I’ve also been trying this to people claiming financial interests. On the other hand, the tweet Haydn replied to actually makes another good point though, that does apply to professors—diverting attention to from societal risks that they’re contributing to but can solve, to x-risk where they can mostly sign such statements and then go “🤷🏼♂️”, shields them from having to change anything in practice.
In the vein of “another good point” made in public reactions to the statement, an article I read in The Telegraph:
“Big tech’s faux warnings should be taken with a pinch of salt, for incumbent players have a vested interest in barriers to entry. Oppressive levels of regulation make for some of the biggest. For large companies with dominant market positions, regulatory overkill is manageable; costly compliance comes with the territory. But for new entrants it can be a killer.”
This seems obvious with hindsight as one factor at play, but I hadn’t considered it before reading it here. This doesn’t address Daniel / Haydn’s point though, of course.
I’ve also been trying this to people claiming financial interests. On the other hand, the tweet Haydn replied to actually makes another good point though, that does apply to professors—diverting attention to from societal risks that they’re contributing to but can solve, to x-risk where they can mostly sign such statements and then go “🤷🏼♂️”, shields them from having to change anything in practice.
In the vein of “another good point” made in public reactions to the statement, an article I read in The Telegraph:
“Big tech’s faux warnings should be taken with a pinch of salt, for incumbent players have a vested interest in barriers to entry. Oppressive levels of regulation make for some of the biggest. For large companies with dominant market positions, regulatory overkill is manageable; costly compliance comes with the territory. But for new entrants it can be a killer.”
This seems obvious with hindsight as one factor at play, but I hadn’t considered it before reading it here. This doesn’t address Daniel / Haydn’s point though, of course.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/06/04/worry-climate-change-not-artificial-intelligence/