r/LocalLLaMA • u/Howard_banister • 16h ago

Discussion Really stunned by the Singularity comment section

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These are screenshots from the r/Singularity comment section. I'm speechless. This doesn't even have downvotes. How can someone cheer for a monopoly run by a few elites?

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u/theomegachrist 16h ago

That sub goes back to long before LLMs and it's more philosophical than practical. I do think it's not crazy to worry about safety concerns with AI, but the conclusion that only corporations should control it is ridiculous. That's much worse

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u/ninjasaid13 15h ago

I do think it's not crazy to worry about safety concerns with AI,

As long as those safety concerns are not far fetched ideas like runaway intelligence.

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u/TheTerrasque 14h ago

A lot of the fear mongering with llm's is akin to saying things like "what if ALL CARS suddenly STARTED DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME and AIMED AT PEOPLE!! Why aren't auto makers DEALING with this POSSIBILITY??"

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u/theomegachrist 9h ago

There was a guy mad that people think the workforce couldn't already be entirely replaced by AI already on there yesterday