I suspect like most (or all>) "AI" startups, it's two key areas of expertise are raising huge piles of money, and setting huge piles of money on fire.
(The members of KLF need to start an AI fundraising round . "We have a proven track record of effectively using cash reserves in industry leading ways, being thought leaders in the "burn cash" space since 1994.")
One of the interesting things about The Diamond Age is that it's a story about the importance of personal connection even when interacting with an apparent AI.
In the story, three people get a copy of The Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, the AI storybook and teacher. Nell, our protagonist, and two neo-Victorian girls, Fiona and Elizabeth.
Nell's Primer is voiced by Miranda, an actress. She becomes attached to Nell and ends up becoming a sort of surrogate mother to Nell, but only by voicing lines through the Primer. Nell experiences a number of adventures, but ends up as a strong, independent young woman... a "good" ending.
Fiona is from a middle-class neo-Victorian family. Her father ends up in a weird drug cult, but somehow ends up voicing Fiona's primer. When she grows up, Fiona joins her father in a surrealistic acting troupe... a "medium" ending.
Elizabeth is from a very wealthy neo-Victorian family. Her Primer is random actors. They don't form a connection. Elizabeth rebels and runs away to join a criminal gang (of sorts)... a "bad" ending.
It seems obvious that people will form "personal" connections with LLMs. I've already heard a few stories about people forming attachments to AI avatars. I think it's part of the human psyche, just like pareidolia. I keep thinking back to this theme of The Diamand Age and wondering if those AI-driven connections will also lead to stunted emotional growth and bad ends.
It takes a competitor to Openai off the market. Football teams in Europe would by up a good player not because they needed him, but just so that none of their rivals could buy him.
This seems completely reasonable pre revenue and I’ve no doubt they make an ai app that 1000x’s everyone’s investment using the best ai technology and algorithms and maybe even some better data. hard to know tho for sure sometimes they lose money sometimes they won’t lose money but ai big and I think ai stay big so more ai
Could you explain more ? I was never able to understand this argument. I can understand AI might reduce the labor costs in the future. What about finite resources like minerals ?
> Little is known about Safe Superintelligence’s work. The company, which also counts ex-OpenAI researcher Daniel Levy and former Apple AI projects lead Daniel Gross among its founding team, has raised $1 billion so far. Existing investors include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and DST Global.
Has any of those investors…. Seen some product or something other than some names?
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 87.5 ms ] threadIn case anyone is wondering what this company does.
(The members of KLF need to start an AI fundraising round . "We have a proven track record of effectively using cash reserves in industry leading ways, being thought leaders in the "burn cash" space since 1994.")
The company will not tell us more until it has a product which is ready for the public.
[Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence expands in Tel Aviv] https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rk3schwk1x
The product is supposed to be a vague Young Lady’s Primer but using adult Apple design minimalist language.
In the story, three people get a copy of The Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, the AI storybook and teacher. Nell, our protagonist, and two neo-Victorian girls, Fiona and Elizabeth.
Nell's Primer is voiced by Miranda, an actress. She becomes attached to Nell and ends up becoming a sort of surrogate mother to Nell, but only by voicing lines through the Primer. Nell experiences a number of adventures, but ends up as a strong, independent young woman... a "good" ending.
Fiona is from a middle-class neo-Victorian family. Her father ends up in a weird drug cult, but somehow ends up voicing Fiona's primer. When she grows up, Fiona joins her father in a surrealistic acting troupe... a "medium" ending.
Elizabeth is from a very wealthy neo-Victorian family. Her Primer is random actors. They don't form a connection. Elizabeth rebels and runs away to join a criminal gang (of sorts)... a "bad" ending.
It seems obvious that people will form "personal" connections with LLMs. I've already heard a few stories about people forming attachments to AI avatars. I think it's part of the human psyche, just like pareidolia. I keep thinking back to this theme of The Diamand Age and wondering if those AI-driven connections will also lead to stunted emotional growth and bad ends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHKxoARmjLU
Rather than focus on such valuations, you should instead expect the unexpected.
Let me know if you want to buy some of those shares. They are hot!
Has any of those investors…. Seen some product or something other than some names?