Comment by ericd
2 years ago
Could you explain your point a bit more? You say you’re worried about them having a monopoly, but then say that’s why you don’t support open source models? Open models mean that no one has a monopoly, what am I not getting here?
Open sourcing benefits everyone equally. Given that the US is currently ahead, it's helping China to make gains relative to the US that would have been very difficult otherwise. It's leaking what should be state secrets without even needing the CCP to do the hard work of espionage.
What about Moroccans, or Argentinians, they shouldn't benefit from scientific advances because China is pissing off USA?
I guess it comes down to whether you think language models are at atom-bomb-levels of destructive capability. I don't see it, I think trying to keep tech and economic advances to ourselves is more likely to lead to war than a level playing field.
They should be allowed to have the same access to and benefit of AI as any regular American business or individual. That is, access through an API. It's the secret sauce that I believe should be kept under wraps as a state secret.
How do you estimate that that turns into a monopoly for China?