Superintelligence is a dragon
What Mark Zuckerberg misunderstands about powerful AI
This column discusses artificial intelligence, referencing a recent HBO show called House of the Dragon. In the show, one powerful family wields a superweapon - dragons - which allows them to dominate Westeros. The author draws a parallel between this situation and the current real world, where a handful of tech companies hold a monopoly on increasingly powerful AI models.
Just as dragons brought peace and stability when there was only one superweapon, AI could potentially create a new era of unprecedented progress. However, when multiple global powers gain access to superweapons, civil war often ensues. The author notes that many CEOs are optimistic about AI's potential benefits but mostly ignore the possibility of significant job loss.
They fixate on ideas like AI curing diseases instead of focusing on the headlines about AI being used to engineer new viruses. The author then criticizes Mark Zuckerberg's recent essay about the promised benefits of AI, pointing out the potential contradictions and negative implications for Meta's commercial interests.
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