Researchers warn users have minimal influence over key decisions.
Last few days have been all about patrician power. CEOs of leading labs deigning to consider a pause; Claude deciding whether it'll help you on the fly. Some people love the first and hate the second, and vice versa. The point is that you don't get a say. Feels like augurings of a new aristocracy.
Users criticized the hypocrisy of AI lab CEOs advocating pauses in frontier development while rapidly shipping multiple models.
Setting aside the sky-high (IMO) stakes, what a fascinating time to be working on the governance of an emerging technology. (Wonder how much I can write/think between sleep deprivation and nappy changes.)
Last few days have been all about patrician power. CEOs of leading labs deigning to consider a pause; Claude deciding whether it'll help you on the fly. Some people love the first and hate the second, and vice versa. The point is that you don't get a say. Feels like augurings of a new aristocracy.
@sethlazar Figuring out how to assign property rights dynamically, so these concentrations of power don’t explode in a matter of months, is seriously pressing. Trying to model it, but it’s hard.
@S_OhEigeartaigh "Laws" that apply themselves!
Setting aside the sky-high (IMO) stakes, what a fascinating time to be working on the governance of an emerging technology. (Wonder how much I can write/think between sleep deprivation and nappy changes.)
@sethlazar Can’t ignore the hypocrisy here as well: publicly advocating for a pause in frontier AI development while shipping 3 models in 2 months.
@sethlazar Who ought to be making those two decisions instead, why do you think they aren't (descriptively), and how much does that hinge on whether you buy arguments about particular risks?
Researchers warn users have minimal influence over key decisions.
Last few days have been all about patrician power. CEOs of leading labs deigning to consider a pause; Claude deciding whether it'll help you on the fly. Some people love the first and hate the second, and vice versa. The point is that you don't get a say. Feels like augurings of a new aristocracy.
