Part I: The Problem and Why It Matters — Billions are flooding into AI. Its creators warn we're "playing with fire"—and AI safety is being left behind.
Powerful and unsettling, Matt. What if the real “alignment problem” isn’t with AI, but with our own incentives, our inability to pause before the next shiny thing? Always thoughtful thinking.
Thank you Jose. And I entirely agree: your point gets right to the heart of our challenge. Our own incentives make this particular challenge so hard - yet the stakes are so high.
Matt, thanks for a succinct overview of the safety issue. I have been rereading Marshall McLuhan these days. As I read your post, I wondered what he would make of our current dilemma.
Powerful and unsettling, Matt. What if the real “alignment problem” isn’t with AI, but with our own incentives, our inability to pause before the next shiny thing? Always thoughtful thinking.
Thank you Jose. And I entirely agree: your point gets right to the heart of our challenge. Our own incentives make this particular challenge so hard - yet the stakes are so high.
Matt, thanks for a succinct overview of the safety issue. I have been rereading Marshall McLuhan these days. As I read your post, I wondered what he would make of our current dilemma.
Thank you, Howard. Interesting. Would love to hear more about your McLuhan reading -- and ways it may apply here.