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Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Big Tech is lying about some AI risks to shut down competition, a Google Brain cofounder has said.
  • Andrew Ng told The Australian Financial Review that tech leaders hoped to trigger strict regulation.
  • Some large tech companies didn't want to compete with open source, he added.
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[โ€“] elias_griffin@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Ng said the idea that AI could wipe out humanity could lead to policy proposals that require licensing of AI"

Otherwise stated: Pay us to overregulate and we'll protect you from extinction. A Mafia perspective.

[โ€“] ohlaph@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Right?!?!! Lines are obvious. Only if they thought they could get away with it, and they might, actually, but also what if?!?!