It's simple. If you simply say it's dangerous, most people won't believe you. But they will start to think that LLMs are at the very least capable, which is all you need to keep those sweet sweet VC dollars coming in.
The Brian Merchant article shared recently made a good point. It's most likely a symbiosis of an organic AI panic from incredibly out-of-touch people and savvy capitalists that learned to use it for marketing.
Hurling ordure at the TREACLES, especially those closely related to LessWrong.
AI-Industrial-Complex grift is fine as long as it sufficiently relates to the AI doom from the TREACLES. (Though TechTakes may be more suitable.)
This is sneer club, not debate club. Unless it's amusing debate.
[Especially don't debate the race scientists, if any sneak in - we ban and delete them as unsuitable for the server.]
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