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Comment by seydor

2 years ago

I know it is a difficult subject but whichever country gets access to this superintelligence will certainly use it for "safety" reasons. Sutskever has lived in israel and now has a team there , but israel doesnt strike me as a state that can be trusted with the safety of the world. (many of the AI business leaders are of jewish descent, but not sure if they have half their team there).

US on the other hand is a known quantity when it comes to policing the world.

Ultimately the only safe AI is going to be the open one, and it will probably have a stupid name

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myth_drannon  2 years ago

Nvidia has a very large presence in Israel. They just acquired another startup there (Run:AI). If Nvidia, the most valuable company in the world and the most important AI company actively increases their presence there, so should others.

Israel has the largest concentration of AI startups in the world. It's just a no brainer to start an AI company there.

But since you brought up your favourite topic of discussion - Yahood, I will remind you that Jews have a fairly long tradition of working with AIs and the safety of it, dating for thousands of years. Look for Golem or Golem of Prague - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

JanSt  2 years ago

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  • dudeinhawaii  2 years ago

    I don't think this was antisemitism per se. It was a condemnation of the Jewish state of Israel, which is openly associated with the religion and ethnicity. The comment struck me more as "Israel doesn't always play by the rules, why would we trust AI built there to play by the rules".

    I don't share this opinion, but I think you're throwing out to rage bait rather than engaging on the topic or discussion.

    I think it's a valid criticism or point to bring up even if it's phrased/framed somewhat poorly.