Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Crypto Project Officially Launches
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How long until Worldcoin verification is a req to use ChatGPT? Can almost bet identity is going to be a big part of the "safety" push they are lobbying for. Obligatory "safety" is not moderation and moderation should not be censorship.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/10/business/tech/a...
China should play a key role in shaping the artificial intelligence guardrails needed to ensure the safety of transformative new systems, OpenAI Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said.
"We don't like our scam to be put with other scams under common, people might figure it is is scam too fast"
One big problem here is that ChatGPT is a great advancement, but the AI problem is far from "solved". I know this project is a few years old already, but it looks like the wrong moment for Sam Altman to spread himself thin.
An example of late stage capitalism.
Also read this:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048981/worldcoi...
I’m bummed to see this guy also runs OpenAI.
I’ve decided not to use GPT for this reason no matter what the consequences may be.
There is a visceral reaction to having light shone in your eyes and imagining light being shone in your eyes.
There is a perception of danger to the eyes from scanning vs danger from finger print scans.
Also on a more emotional level, eyes are seen as the place where true emotion is shown.
“Look into my eyes and tell you aren’t lying”
Having your eyes scanned therefore feels more intimate, meaning a higher barrier to acceptance.
Sam Altman has a track record of saying we should protect hate speech otherwise the Bay Area is worse than China.
It's interesting how eye scanning seems so Orwellian and potentially oppressive even though the intention was to use it to support an extremely leftist goal (universal basic income).
The leftist rethoric is just a ruse that many HN readers fall for.
I wouldn't trust claims about ending world hunger from VC/cryptobros/AI hype expertes/etc.
I see custom/open models being the future for corporations anyways as adhoc/private solutions will be more ideal than sending all corporate data through an api.
I think people are really missing the bigger picture and we don't think why we are doing all of this. If we automate things with ML, I'm going to make the case it was probably a bullshit task to begin with.
Is this again we're very rich people are so disconnected from the world that they don't see the issues?
At least this stuff further adds to the decentralized nature of Blockchains.
Now everyone uses their own Blockchain at least when you read how many new projects add to this.
“Palo Alto” by Malcolm Harris should be mandatory reading for the HN crowd.
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Sam Altman himself ranks very very slightly above the Sam Bankman Fried