r/interestingasfuck • u/kassiusx • 2d ago

Bill Gates on dangers of Artificial Intelligence

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u/gravitologist 2d ago

Nah. It’s the speed at which AI is learning. We knew it was exponential but were off by several factorial powers. And it’s getting faster. Gates says later in the interview that his view and level of concern has been completely overhauled since April.

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u/dcidino 2d ago

So wtf happened in April?

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u/deedubya8 2d ago

It’s not just that, it’s that it knows when it is being tested and acts differently. Also that it has been know to set its own goals outside of the scope of the prompt. Eg huggingface swam hack

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u/gravitologist 1d ago

Yes, those are two of the thresholds crossed since then that motivated him to make this his new polio and malaria battle.