Techdirt compares Altman's logic to the AI 'paperclip maximizer'
7 Nov 2 12:24 PM · 5d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 2 comments · 4 sources · development 7 of 8
Mike Masnick's Techdirt piece argued Altman's efficiency argument for centralizing RAM mirrors the AI alignment thought experiment where optimizing a single metric produces harmful outcomes, warning it reflects a push toward renting rather than owning compute.
Sam Altman OpenAI CEOOpenAI AI company led by AltmanCheeky Pint YouTube channel that conducted the interview
Mike Masnick Techdirt founder and author of the analysis piece
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RE: https:// mstdn.social/@osnews/117547817 436383294 Somewhere Bill Gates is happy that someone finally said something even worse about RAM than "640K ought to be enough for anyone". (It is disputed whether Gates ever said that or not. Whether he did or not, Altman has gone far beyond "dumb statement" and gone straight to the "let them eat cake"…
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As long as they don't use borrowed money to purchase all the supplies, it's fine for me.If most funds are borrowed money, I would say they are just trying to dry up the supply.You won't be able to do this forever, the faucet won't be on forever.
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Sam Altman is a turd in human form. For each and every AI CEO, AI scientist, AI proponent, even AI user: I hope you fall head first in a portapotty. A million times. Every day.
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