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The opinion piece raises valid concerns about the impact of AI on language evolution and usage and could lead to a decline in overall language quality & precision in academic and professional writing,
...perpetuation of grammatical errors, and gradual erosion of complex language structures, such as the subjunctive mood, potentially simplifying the language at the cost of nuance and expressiveness.
Asking AI: List all societal problems that AI and AGI will never ever solve, regardless of how advanced and robotic it gets (including neuralink connections and data exchanges)
There are certain deep-seated societal issues that, regardless of AI's advancement or intelligence, remain beyond its reach to fully solve.
GPT-4o: A heightened sense of self-importance, the desire to achieve “symbolic immortality”, an inflated self-image, ideals around masculinity, viewing themselves as biologically “superior”...
...can motivate individuals to believe their genes or ideas should outlive them. For many, procreation or intellectual legacy serves as a way to consolidate power and status.
GPT-4o: This mechanism—where individuals or organizations hold onto beliefs (or ignore inconvenient truths) that serve their interests—appears in various AI-related scenarios.
Addressing it requires proactive roles by developers, regulators, and even society at large. Here’s a breakdown of key scenarios where this tendency could be at play, along with suggested approaches.
Asking GPT-4o: With which statements from Dario Amodei do you completely disagree? Answer: Scaling as the Solution to Intelligence, Minimizing the Risk of Truly Autonomous AI Misuse...
...Trust in Mechanistic Interpretability to Ensure Safety, Synthetic Data as a Substitute for Quality Human Data, Speed of AI Capability Development and Societal Readiness.
GPT-4o: The expected progression toward artificial general intelligence (AGI) or transformative gains may not materialize as anticipated
Investors could face a bubble burst, where AI investments yield lower-than-expected returns, and LLMs become commoditized, intensifying competition and reducing profit margins.
Even with extensive training on human data, these AI agents don’t fully grasp the internal, nuanced processes of human decision-making, showing limited alignment with human behaviors.
They are at once overly human in precision but fail to capture genuine human variability, a contradiction that raises concerns about their suitability as human stand-ins in social or ethical contexts.
AI systems evolve through data interaction. Their capacity to learn and adapt in ways not anticipated by their creators makes it nearly impossible to pre-regulate all potential behaviors or outcomes.
Claude: I agree that the rapid pace of AI advancement will make comprehensive regulation by governments extremely difficult. But I don't believe governments are completely powerless.
"A Third Transformation? Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing": Traditional metrics may not reflect how AI-mediated research and readership are evolving. There is a need for new standards.
Licensing content to AI models raises concerns about who controls access and how this affects traditional subscription models. Clear licensing agreements that preserve content integrity are necessary.
GPT-4o: Yes, other AI companies should consider developing moderation APIs for several reasons: Market Demand, Responsibility and Trust, and Competitive Differentiation.
By adding moderation tools to their product suite, AI makers can both enhance the safety of their platforms and address a broad array of regulatory, ethical, and quality challenges.