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Why I Left Google DeepMind

45 pointsby eatitrawtoday at 9:56 AM9 commentsview on HN

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vintagedavetoday at 11:39 AM

Very long to read, but highly principled. I feel his desperation. Powerful people can too easily do little, and ignore their consciousness. I appreciate he named those he spoke to; it came across as fair, and makes them accountable for what they did or did not do.

negamaxtoday at 11:39 AM

You (the org) brought fire to the masses. How that fire is used (to build or burn the cities) is not for you do decide

Stand by and share your ethics concern. But this isn't misalignment. A lot of AI use cases will be constraint/reigned in through governance evolution at every scale

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readthenotes1today at 11:41 AM

I am outraged to find gambling in this casino!

What sort of ethics bubble was the author living in to believe that Google was anything but solely focused on achieving shareholder value?

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meta_gunslingertoday at 11:25 AM

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fuadnafiz98today at 11:39 AM

Someone send this to Tucker Carlson