Protesters Gather Outside OpenAI Headquarters after Policy Against Military Use is Quietly Removed::Protesters at OpenAI’s office demanded the startup cease military work. But first…

  • Zetta@mander.xyz
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    9 months ago

    Well there are already many companies working on AI in weapons, there was no point in open AI not participating in their minds because they are just missing out on that piece of the pie

    Not saying this is good or acceptable, just saying it’s a no brainer from a business perspective.

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      9 months ago

      “No sir, I mean when we started our German shower company I know we had a mission to make the world a cleaner place, but if all of our competitors are building gas chambers for the government should we really miss out on that? Don’t we have an obligation to our shareholders?”

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      9 months ago

      Considering that openAI was originally a non-profit with a stated goal of making benevolent and safe AI, I think it’s worth noting how far they’ve fallen from that mission. They were supposed to have a different direction from purely for-profit orgs, but of course the for-profit arm has taken over like a tumor.

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        9 months ago

        Oh yes I forgot at one point they were non-profit and supposed to be open source. In that case, yes this is pretty hypocritical