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alp1-qw3 • today at 3:57 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Can you ever look behind the surface of ... anything at all? Only naive and childlike statements in favor of AI proponents. It is literally like saying: "Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are esteemed members of the magnanimous and generous Royal Family."


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simonw • today at 4:50 PM

This IS me going beyond the surface. The obvious question here is "who is this foundation and are they working with the AI labs". I answered both.

The headline in this piece made it look like maybe a foundation was trying to help mathematician's push back against the unwanted assault on their profession by the AI labs. The section I quoted shows that's not the case.

Also not sure how you interpreted "foundation started by the Renaissance Technology hedge fund billionaire" as a mindless boost.

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