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OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7tn. For all our sakes, pray he doesn’t get it (www.theguardian.com)

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OpenAI boss Sam Altman wants $7tn. For all our sakes, pray he doesn’t get it::The man behind ChatGPT is wooing the UAE to invest in energy-hungry AI. But if it turns out his tech can’t fix the world, he’s got his escape plan

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

by being able to instantly deploy thousands or millions of fully automated bots that are able to express their “opinions” in a way that is indistinguishable from humans

"... all I see is blonde, brunette, redhead ..."

Deepfakes, cheaper and more subtle ways to influence public opinions on the internet

I think these are already widely used.

accurate and automated analysis of public discourse on the large scale, etc.

It's already there, the way the Web seems.

AI

It's not an AI.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yes it's possible to do this now. However with further advancement of AI or whatever you call it this can be made even more effective and efficient. And any edge over the "enemy" is useful.