alt Hacker NewsI completely agree with you. I think the problem is that Anthropic believes their own BS, and thinks it IS a Doomsday device which only THEY can control. I think that's what's produced this outcome.
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xscott • yesterday at 11:28 PM
It's tough to know who believes what at that level, because if they are aiming for regulatory capture they need to maintain the illusion.
bbippin • yesterday at 11:55 PM
I’m surprised people are reacting so strongly over this.
Suppose there is a huge concern—would you prefer they just release it as-is and everyone suffers data-breaches and more supply-chain attacks?
I used Fable 5 for a fair amount of tasks before they pulled it and I can only imagine what an untapped version of that could do.
It’s very capable and equally aggressive in accomplishing its goals.
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Everything at the level of communication that consumers are receiving is marketing. We have no idea what they actually believe.
The thing about marketing is that it’s outcome based speech. It’s not really about truth or even feeling, it’s about using the right words to evoke the right outcome. So, we have to think about what Anthropics desired outcome is.
Do they want AI regulation? If so, then they might use language to make it appear as though this new, dangerous technology must be controlled.