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Mythos is just too powerful? OK, we’ll ban it then (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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The AI doomsday crank who cried wolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dybon_41uI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260629-mythos-is-just-too-powerful-ok-well-ban-it-then - podcast

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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Amodei is the definition of "book smart" vs "street smart".

[–] Architeuthis@awful.systems 3 points 2 weeks ago

Somone on bsky wrote that he always sounds like a -6 karma lesswrong post, which, ok.

[–] scruiser@awful.systems 2 points 2 weeks ago

Some lesswrongers are happy about this news, talking up how their P(doom) is lower and that sort of thing. Of course some of them are sinophobic and worried now China will take the lead, which is obviously worse.