Musk saying 'recreation on' to AI and making a Child Grok for youths makes me miss 'in denial' Elon, when he was oracle of the approaching AI apocalypse
Upon opening just about any information website, I am instantly reminded that the freight prepare of AI continues to plough by any and all boundaries, oblivious to puny human protestations. Technological determinism has a sure ring of reality to it. So, I am not totally stunned by Elon Musk just lately posting on X, “I resisted AI for too lengthy. Dwelling in denial. Now it’s recreation on.”
That is large information, apparently, however for my weary eyes and drained thoughts it feels extra like an “in fact” than a “wait, actually?” Musk’s been beefing up the digital corridors of xAI with all issues Grok for a very long time now, and (love him or hate him) if anybody’s going to go all-in on one thing, it is Musk. Half measures do not appear to use.
Musk’s feedback have been made in response to a video of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calling Musk’s establishing of 100,000 H20 accelerators for the xAI supercomputer in simply 19 days “superhuman.”
His feedback about beforehand resisting AI and “dwelling in denial” are referring to how he used to bang the drum of the specter of AI. As an illustration, in regards to the menace it poses to folks’s jobs, even calling it considered one of humanity’s “largest threats” and one thing that’s “summoning the demon”.
Deliver again previous Musk, I say. Personally, I reckon AI superintelligence and/or the supposedly forthcoming singularity will mark the age of the particular Antichrist, however I can not seem to discover many individuals who share that opinion, or who suppose I am not seating myself in some deep irony. Go determine.
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And I suppose at the least Musk is acknowledging the change in opinion. It may not even be an entire change in opinion, essentially—one can admit one thing is a menace and nonetheless leap on the bandwagon. It is not as if the AI prepare appears to be slowing of its personal accord, regardless, so it would arguably be higher to attempt to be behind the reins.
That being mentioned, Musk has actually taken his foot off the fuel on AI warnings since becoming a member of the AI race, and presumably if he nonetheless thought it was a menace then the warnings would nonetheless be laid on thick and heavy. Except the attract of being AI overlord numero uno is sufficient to outweigh that pesky conscience.
Actually, removed from temperance, Musk has simply introduced Child Grok, “an app devoted to kid-friendly content material.” On the one hand, if youngsters are going to make use of AI anyway then it is a good factor to have a child-safe model. However alternatively, having a child-safe model might encourage extra youngsters to make use of AI (and know-how normally) than they might in any other case.
I’ve a little bit of a drum to bang on this one, so forgive me, nevertheless it does not seem to be a web optimistic to present youngsters entry to extra web and extra know-how, nicely, normally. There’s tons of analysis supporting this.
That being mentioned, it does match with Musk’s “dwelling in denial” remark. If he thinks AI is right here to remain and that children can be utilizing it anyway, then having such tech be as secure as doable for them would make sense.
I might nonetheless like previous AI harbinger Musk again, although. We’re seeing legislatures begin to push again towards facets of the know-how—towards its blatant disregard for copyright, as an illustration—and it would be good to get the AI firms in on a few of that, too. Even only a little bit of a vibe verify, y’know? A “yeah we’re doing AI, however solely as a result of it is right here anyway and we’ll restrain the ever-loving s*** out of it,” or one thing, can be good.
However (new) Musk’s gonna (new) Musk, I suppose. I am all for constructing big companies that do extremely cool issues, however AI is not a kind of issues. Only one man’s opinion. I suppose I am dwelling in denial, although.
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