(for the record, i think the cve's are probably bogus, i just think there's an inherent problem with debunking slop with slop)
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(for the record, i think the cve's are probably bogus, i just think there's an inherent problem with debunking slop with slop)
So if you discount the sci-fi scenarios (which is a separate argument), the argument that "we need to be the first to develop AGI" doesn't hold water. If, say, China gets there first, so what? It will affect their society however it'll affect it (likely entrenching authoritarianism if i had to guess). But this has no bearing on us (speaking as an american)
If you just do things for your own enjoyment, then it’s obviously better to do it semi-publicly so that you can connect with other like-minded people or simply give online passers-by something neat to look at.
Plus, if you’re motivated by the activity and not the outcome, you don’t have to worry about competitors at all because you have no competitors.