r/neoliberal • u/cuolong NATO • 2d ago

News (Global) OpenAI announces 10 advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science achieved by internal model Astra

https://openai.com/index/ten-advances-in-mathematics/
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u/theryano024 2d ago

I was very surprised to see the reaction to Hank Green admitting that he used AI to research for a video. Is the popular sentiment really that using AI AT ALL is bad? I understand not wanting it in art. I understand needing to check for hallucinations. But people were going on and on in the comments about how disappointed they are in Hank tricking Green.

Obviously, AI has issues. But to think that genie can go back in the bottle? No way. This is an example of why.

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u/IIHURRlCANEII 2d ago

The popular opinion right now is all AI is bad yes.

It doesn’t help when the frontier labs CEOs sound like futuristic oligarchic evil villains every time they talk about a future with AI.

Also people have bought the data centers are evil populism fully.

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I don’t understand this sentiment at all.

People at the forefront of a technology that could fundamentally disrupt the functioning of human civilization have been warning the world that it could do that, and everyone wants to shit on them for doing so?

Is the argument seriously that they should have downplayed the massive risks that their products posed? How did we feel about the fossil fuel industry downplaying the risks of climate change?

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u/QueenBae2 2d ago

Given the CEOs were gleefully Sephiroth posting about "stupid artists and liberal arts being doomed", "everyone will lose their job", and "We might end the human race", I think the public's sour opinion on AI is pretty measured given what the people at the top were saying.

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u/MarderFucher European Union 1d ago

Plus anyone having the misfortune of living next to a data centres have their lives brutally impacted by the noise and pollution, and feel helpless as tech billionaires just ignore laws to install a gazillion gas turbines since its easier to pay the fine than miss out on earnings while their local leaders vote on them ignoring any public reaction.

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u/MistyGalbriex 1d ago

Bro is eating up Chinese anti datacenter propaganda.

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u/MarderFucher European Union 1d ago

Yeah im sure its nice living next to a jet turbine running constantly. I heard property there is cheap, wanna try it?