Ask HN: Have top AI research institutions just given up on the idea of safety?
I understand there's a difference between the stated values and actual values of individuals and organizations, and so I want to ask this in the most pragmatic and consequentialist way. I know that labs, institutions, and so on have safety teams. I know the folks doing that work are serious and earnest about that work. But at this point are these institutions merely pandering to the notion of safety with some token level of investment? In the way that a Casino might fund programs to address gambling addiction. I'm an outsider and can only guess. Insider insight would be very appreciated. 10 comments on Hacker News.
I understand there's a difference between the stated values and actual values of individuals and organizations, and so I want to ask this in the most pragmatic and consequentialist way. I know that labs, institutions, and so on have safety teams. I know the folks doing that work are serious and earnest about that work. But at this point are these institutions merely pandering to the notion of safety with some token level of investment? In the way that a Casino might fund programs to address gambling addiction. I'm an outsider and can only guess. Insider insight would be very appreciated.
I understand there's a difference between the stated values and actual values of individuals and organizations, and so I want to ask this in the most pragmatic and consequentialist way. I know that labs, institutions, and so on have safety teams. I know the folks doing that work are serious and earnest about that work. But at this point are these institutions merely pandering to the notion of safety with some token level of investment? In the way that a Casino might fund programs to address gambling addiction. I'm an outsider and can only guess. Insider insight would be very appreciated. 10 comments on Hacker News.
I understand there's a difference between the stated values and actual values of individuals and organizations, and so I want to ask this in the most pragmatic and consequentialist way. I know that labs, institutions, and so on have safety teams. I know the folks doing that work are serious and earnest about that work. But at this point are these institutions merely pandering to the notion of safety with some token level of investment? In the way that a Casino might fund programs to address gambling addiction. I'm an outsider and can only guess. Insider insight would be very appreciated.
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