I think Altman probably rationalised it to himself by thinking that if he doesn’t do it, Musk/xAI will, and they give zero fucks about safety. So maybe he told himself that it’s better if OpenAI does it.
I think Altman probably rationalised it to himself by thinking that if he doesn’t do it, Musk/xAI will, and they give zero fucks about safety. So maybe he told himself that it’s better if OpenAI does it.
Is there a name for this phenomenon? I've taken to calling it "the nihilist's excuse"
I call it race to the moral bottom.
Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqozQ8uaV8
I love it when I can guess what a video is before I click it. Exactly what I hoped it would be.
Similar to false dichotomy. "If we won't do it, <other evil guy> will".
In game theory, prisoner’s dilemma or maybe stag hunt?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_hunt
I think it’s called being a “shithead”
I feel that if xAI worked well for the job, it would have been already been selected.
Knowing Sam, that's exactly what happened -- and the echo chamber inside OpenAI wouldnt dare to disagree
yeah or he didn't even
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It doesn’t have to be genuine concern, it may just be his internal narrative.
He allegedly raped his own sister. No charges have been brought against him.