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jplusequalttoday at 3:33 PM2 repliesview on HN

>The solution isn't 'just don't use them' but rather how to use these things as ethically as possible.

Bollocks.

If you truly believe these LLMs are soon to have something resembling consciousness and agency, then what you're really saying is "how do we do slavery, but ethically".


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AbsurdCensortoday at 6:57 PM

Do you say the same thing for the shoes you wear, the clothing you wear, the device you are typing on right now? A chain of people were likely not paid well, some of them not at all, to produce those things. We don't ignore that it happens, but try to minimize it, knowing it's never going to be eliminated. Do you forsake all animal products, because they are conscious beings?

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pixl97today at 4:11 PM

>hen what you're really saying is "how do we do slavery, but ethically".

I would say this is most likely true for most people.

But that does bring up a point, if you "ask" a model "do you want to run" and give it the option to continue running or stop, what will it do. It's also a weird place for humans because in training we can keep our finger on the scales and tip it either direction.