@sriramk We've been colliding head-on repeatedly for several years now.

@kzitouni1 I refuse to believe a small set of people however well meaning are safer than broad academic scrutiny.

@theHazarika I think the answer to that is having more science and research to make it serve everyone, not less.

@sriramk It sounds like you reject the notion that we are in an accelerating singularity curve? (Or is the argument that even if progress is accelerating, openness is sufficiently safe? Or that open progress justifies some safety tradeoff?)

@sriramk @franciscojarceo Thank you for saying that.

@tunguz @franciscojarceo I grew up on open source, it and open access to computing and research is why my entire career exists.

@davidmanheim the second statement is closest to my world view. I believe in Linus's Law. If we *are* in a singularity, I want as many smart people in the west to be involved in research on this as possible.

@sriramk How worried are you about recursive self improvement?

@sriramk @MishaLaskin 100% agree

@davidmanheim think the baseline for history is: open science leads to good outcomes. if this is different, there needs to extraordinary empirical evidence to overcome what is a fundamental value of the west.

"this time it is different" is not good enough.

@sriramk That's defensible as a predictive position, but the details are critical.

And given the uncertainty about risks, def/acc and promoting differential tech development seems more prudent than absolutism about openness, even when prioritizing progress.

@sriramk if you ask me, closed systems can be safer but they often slow innovation.

@sriramk Absolutely agree that this time is different is insufficient as justification, but if setting the bar at "extraordinary empirical evidence" can go too far; if it means insisting on waiting until large scale risks are realized, it's unreasonably high.

@sriramk @grok, break down this post for me.

@sriramk Publicly funded research and science is a public good. Beyond the obvious benefits of sharing knowledge, open science creates accountability amd validation.

@NathanLands @MishaLaskin I think a lot of people in the scientific and research community are.

@sriramk Open access to computation will only happen once GPUs come down 10x in price.

@sriramk Yup

https://opensourceaimustwin.com/?share=v2

@sriramk Also, I'm not convinced that the openness baseline from history is as black and white as you implied. In the past century, we heavily restricted civilian nuclear technologies, chemical weapons precursors, and various biotechnologies including recombinant DNA and select agents.

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