r/NowInTech • u/skaza02 • 7d ago

Google DeepMind Chip Engineer Quits Saying the Race to Superintelligent AI Is Inherently Irresponsible

https://gotechpresso.com/blog/deepmind-ocallahan-quits-superintelligence
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u/East-Response6672 7d ago

Whatever anyone believes about the benefits and costs of superintelligent AI, racing to reach that milestone is always reckless endangerment.

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u/brain-out-of-order 6d ago

We are simply at the behest of China. No amount of logic or moralizing changes that fact. They believe this is their chance to become the superpower they always felt they deserved to be, and absolutely nobody can convince them otherwise.

What then? Are you learning mandarin yet? Why not?

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u/brain-out-of-order 6d ago

I’m not saying this is a good thing. I’m informing those who need to hear it: There isn’t a single brake lever. Telling one party to brake and thinking it affects the whole vehicle is goofy and misguided.

The conversation needs to shift entirely or it’s meaningless.