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Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious to c/technology
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  • Big Tech is lying about some AI risks to shut down competition, a Google Brain cofounder has said.
  • Andrew Ng told The Australian Financial Review that tech leaders hoped to trigger strict regulation.
  • Some large tech companies didn't want to compete with open source, he added.
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[–] Fades 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obviously a part of the equation. All of these people with massive amounts of wealth power and influence push for horrific shit primarily because it’ll make them a fuck ton of money and the consequences won’t hit till they’re gone so fuck it

[–] Salamendacious 1 points 1 year ago

I think AI has the potential to be incredibly beneficial to people. Why do you think it's "horrific shit?"