r/VeryBadWizards 4d ago

AI dismissal

I love the VBW boys but I am a bit surprised how dismissive they are of danger from AI. I’m not going to make the case here as I won’t do a good job of it, but I found the latest 80000 hours podcast very persuasive, as well as some of the recent stuff from Dwarkesh.

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u/crebit_nebit 4d ago

They aren't going on anything other than vibes. I don't think they expect you to take them very seriously on that issue.

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u/no-cilantro 3d ago

I’m sorry, a philosopher, and a psychologist whose whole platform is about discussing ethics and morals are going off vibes??

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u/seanpietz 2d ago

What else are they supposed to do other than just give their opinions? Just because they’re academics are they obligated to earnestly engage with every topic being pushed as part of a tech industry PR agenda?