(meta note: I don’t check the forum super consistently so may miss any replies)
I think there’s probably some subtle subtext that I’m missing in your surprise or some other way in which we are coming at this from diff. angles (besides institutional affiliations, or maybe just that), since this doesn’t feel out of distribution to me—like, large corporations are super powerful/capable. Saying that “computers” could soon be similarly capable is pretty crazy to most people (I think—I am pretty immersed in AI world, ofc, which is part of the issue I am pointing at re: iteration/uncertainty on optimal comms) and loudly likening something you’re building to nuclear weapons does not feel particularly downplay-y to me. In any case, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for you/others to be skeptical re: industry folks’ motivations etc., to be clear—seems good to critically analyze stuff like this since it’s important to get right—but just sharing my 2c.
(meta note: I don’t check the forum super consistently so may miss any replies)
I think there’s probably some subtle subtext that I’m missing in your surprise or some other way in which we are coming at this from diff. angles (besides institutional affiliations, or maybe just that), since this doesn’t feel out of distribution to me—like, large corporations are super powerful/capable. Saying that “computers” could soon be similarly capable is pretty crazy to most people (I think—I am pretty immersed in AI world, ofc, which is part of the issue I am pointing at re: iteration/uncertainty on optimal comms) and loudly likening something you’re building to nuclear weapons does not feel particularly downplay-y to me. In any case, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for you/others to be skeptical re: industry folks’ motivations etc., to be clear—seems good to critically analyze stuff like this since it’s important to get right—but just sharing my 2c.