Comment by theptip
9 hours ago
Great framing. This dichotomy seems to be a bit of a mind-killer. Maybe because folks think it smuggles in consciousness or intelligence.
As you note, I think you can put both of those aside. The Intentional Frame is useful for these agents, as it is for my dog.
I don’t really know where the “they are trying to dodge liability” meme came from. HF will be compensated or they will sue. Everyone involved knows that OpenAI is liable for damages here.
I think you're skipping over the (alleged) criminal element here. I think a lot of people are wondering why hacking is okay for OAI.
HF could certainly sue but why isn't the FBI investigating the hacking?
What crime? I think CFAA requires intent, which I don’t think you’d find here. Maybe my reading is wrong.
There is some allegations of intent. Maybe not "go hack hugging face" intent but a disregard for safety with the knowledge of this as a likely outcome. I'm not sure how that fits within the law.
It's not my argument so I can't say but I do think the FBI should be at least investigating if a crime happened. They might be or might already have, I don't know.
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