Comment by paulpauper
9 hours ago
He wrote articles arguing that pro-AI people are dismissive of risks or even suggesting they are intellectually lazy. He's taken a side. if he's wrong I would hope he owns up to it
9 hours ago
He wrote articles arguing that pro-AI people are dismissive of risks or even suggesting they are intellectually lazy. He's taken a side. if he's wrong I would hope he owns up to it
> He's taken a side.
Yes, that's called "having an opinion". Typically people writing argumentative pieces are doing so because they have a belief about the matter. I'm not sure what exactly you expect here.
> if he's wrong I would hope he owns up to it
I think Scott Alexander is pretty good about that.
> He wrote articles arguing that pro-AI people are dismissive of risks or even suggesting they are intellectually lazy
I mean.. this is 2026 right? You're not writing that comment from 2024 or something?
We see massive problems already where photos are just not believable anymore, nor is audio, and not even video actually with many people falling for AI fake image clips from the Gaza war for example. And since then these tools are MASSIVELY more powerful. Disinformation is essentially free, and the cost of truth has been static. Meaning the "buying power" of truth has collapsed and is falling faster and faster.
Anyone who dismissed AI risks a few years ago IS ALREADY PROVEN WRONG.