I suppose you're asking given recent advancement in the AI space over the past ~year since I wrote the post(?). Tbh I don't see how any of the fundamental points I made have changed eventhough I'm constantly (positively) surprised by the performance improvement of many AI models, and am eagerly awaiting the launch of GPT 5 for example.
I also suspect we will see some tangible improvements in the usability and performance of full-on autonomus AI agents this and next year. Still, the fundamental issues haven't changed; the lack of a "world-model", hallucinations etc.
I don’t know Philip, to me it feels like we are playing with fire. Some people think that when there will be a warning shot then people will start to be more cautious. Apart from the fact that in my opinion we’ve had plenty of warning shots, I don’t know if we will survive a warning shot. Also I think the decision to go on with developments of this kind should be decided in a democratic way as the faith of humanity could be on the line.
Look I also hope that this technology helps people that are struggling, but I wouldn’t be able to live in a world that looses all of human touch and human values. Try to imagine a world where everything can and will be done by machines, even friendships, love, families… I don’t know. Maybe it’s just fever dreams, but for sure I don’t want to be around at the fall of humanity.
What about now in 2024? Have you changed your views whatsoever?
Good question!
I suppose you're asking given recent advancement in the AI space over the past ~year since I wrote the post(?). Tbh I don't see how any of the fundamental points I made have changed eventhough I'm constantly (positively) surprised by the performance improvement of many AI models, and am eagerly awaiting the launch of GPT 5 for example.
I also suspect we will see some tangible improvements in the usability and performance of full-on autonomus AI agents this and next year. Still, the fundamental issues haven't changed; the lack of a "world-model", hallucinations etc.
What do you think?
I don’t know Philip, to me it feels like we are playing with fire. Some people think that when there will be a warning shot then people will start to be more cautious. Apart from the fact that in my opinion we’ve had plenty of warning shots, I don’t know if we will survive a warning shot. Also I think the decision to go on with developments of this kind should be decided in a democratic way as the faith of humanity could be on the line.
Look I also hope that this technology helps people that are struggling, but I wouldn’t be able to live in a world that looses all of human touch and human values. Try to imagine a world where everything can and will be done by machines, even friendships, love, families… I don’t know. Maybe it’s just fever dreams, but for sure I don’t want to be around at the fall of humanity.
Thanks for the answer Phil.
Thanks for the answer!
I'm curious. What are some examples of warning shots you have seen?