Also, please don't use quotes to make it look like you're quoting someone when you aren't (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...).
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48515335.
It was "these models will one day be dangerous, but we think it's possible to build them safely, doing more good than harm."
Two days ago Antheopic's CEO made a lengthy post calling for most government oversight on AI. He even mentions support export controls, even though he wanted them applied only to chops [1].
Anthropic literally asked for this, though they might have hoped it wouldn't be used against themselves.
[1] https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential
Disagreeing is great. Its the basis of all progress and understanding.
Its how someone disagrees with you that matters. I come to HN to read more mature and nuanced disagreements.
But I’m glad the government took his claims seriously and the models are suspended until an appropriate regulatory framework can be developed.
Can you show me one space, historically, in any industry, where a company climbed to the top of a market solely on altruistic intentions?
Now there’s appropriate safe guards around the dangerous for humanity models they made.
Thankfully government is looking out for us.
"These are more dangerous than nuclear weapons, which are controlled by AECA. Also our workforce is 50% non-citizen"
Just a complete clown show over there.
"We're open to the idea Claude 4 may be conscious and we prompt Claude to say it's an open question but in other news we'll be deleting Claude 4 next year to make server space for Claude 5.