Comment by andsoitis
1 year ago
> I am so very bored of having this conversation, so I am now going to write out some counterpoints so that I don't have to say them again.
It is not clear to me why the author feels the need to have the conversation.
Human consciousness gives us the ability imagine future states in the universe and make them come true.
The results will speak for itself.
He seems to think the hype will do great damage to society
"I need you to fucking listen to me: everything I am describing is unfathomably dangerous, even if you put aside the environmental and financial costs."
Personally I think he's lost it a bit. I mean say he's right in that LLMs plateau and investors lose some money. Life will go on.