AI 'Noose' Tightening?
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RKW
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So they formed committees to deal with the biggest threat humanity has ever faced?
RKW
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If AI leaders are saying that advanced AI could pose an unprecedented or even existential risk to humanity, you would expect their behavior to reflect a correspondingly extraordinary level of caution. Instead, the major companies are simultaneously engaged in an enormous race to increase computing capacity and deploy increasingly capable systems.
For example, OpenAI originally announced Stargate as a $500 billion, four-year infrastructure program and has subsequently continued expanding its planned capacity. In April 2026, OpenAI said it had already surpassed its original 10-GW U.S. infrastructure milestone ahead of schedule.
If you genuinely believe you're developing a technology that could become the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, why is the dominant corporate response to build it faster, bigger and at unprecedented scale—with safety measures intended to keep pace—rather than substantially slow the development itself?
For example, OpenAI originally announced Stargate as a $500 billion, four-year infrastructure program and has subsequently continued expanding its planned capacity. In April 2026, OpenAI said it had already surpassed its original 10-GW U.S. infrastructure milestone ahead of schedule.
If you genuinely believe you're developing a technology that could become the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, why is the dominant corporate response to build it faster, bigger and at unprecedented scale—with safety measures intended to keep pace—rather than substantially slow the development itself?
RKW
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If you want to see if they are sincere about "billions dying", watch what they do and not what they say.
RKW
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Who were you talking about when you posted, "^^^ Because money and power, presumably."? You seemed to have no trouble following the conversation then.
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RKW
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They are those who are issuing warnings about their actions while simultaneously in the position to stop what they are doing. Who else? Are you one of those who can't see the disconnect between what people say and what they do? Or were you one of those who saw no incongruence between building next to the sea while warning everyone about coastal flooding?
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RKW
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Of course I'm aware of the Tragedy of the Commons. Let me say it better than you: "The incentives of competition may make it extremely difficult for individual companies to act on their own warnings". But I don't for a moment think that's what's going on.
RKW
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He asked me to go to Google and prove his claims. He insinuated I was a "troll". I'm not cranky, just energized.
felix_katze
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Patrick Boyle did a good run down on this a few days ago.
But you know, they still gotta punch out those IPOs before people realise what a turkey this whole thing is as an investment.
The real tragedy of all this, is that really large pools of money flow into the latest scam, instead of to proper research and projects to benefit all.
RKW
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I'll send you some dead flowers.
OpenAI said on Monday that it would not release its newest artificial intelligence model because of security concerns raised by its researchers, in the company’s latest move to slow down the pace of its technology.
That there A.I. won't even let me read the article!
In all sincerity, the A.I. guys' main concern is losing the ability to monetize everything if A.I. gets loose.
Paywall, which is why I sniped first paragraph. I realize not everyone reads NYT. I imagine other news sources have this if one wanted to find it for free.
This link should give you access to the NYT article.
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