• AwefulWaffle
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    9 hours ago

    I am new, so be gentle? But is any part of his sentiment correct? From a societal change and/or national security for AGI development perspective the more RAM/data centers the quicker he achieves these goals which in his mind will up end computing and the human relation to computing. While yes I want to game, program, and use my own internet machine the faster we reach the tipping point he has envisioned the sooner none of that will matter.

    The question is whether that goal is achievable. And the reason he has been lambasted is because most folks who k ow what’s what, do not think it is nearly as easy or achievable as he does.

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      6 hours ago

      Surely the best and most secure system is one with multiple levels of redundancy? Spreading RAM over a large area means that there is no one single point of failure / single target to attack. Everyone having their own AI would be the best end goal (assuming the technology ever actually starts to provide dividends).

    • one_old_coder@piefed.social
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      7 hours ago

      Why would society allow or help this psychopath achieve his stupid goals? I want a Disneyland in my backyard, that goal is achievable, I deserve everyone’s money.

      AGI development

      Aka science fiction.

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      i don’t think it’s worth making our present worse as it is now for a hypothetical future utopia, even if the chances were quite high (they’re not).

      People and the environment are suffering now because of big tech’s incessant rush for an AI singularity, expensive ram is only a small thing on a huge pile of grievances.

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        44 minutes ago

        I think in the mind of the tech bros there is this utopia where AGI would/could fix ALL problems.

        You would then prompt AGI-GPT: “Hey we are low on RAM, please fix. No mistakes”. Immediately the AIs big brain would find a solution; hordes of autonomous robots swarm out and start working to build factories, mine resources, enslave humanity , build infrastructure… It would build cheap RAM for everyone!

        spoiler

        Then Ram Altman wakes up from his dream and finds a wet spot in his pants.