On: AI Companies and Advocates Are Becoming More Cult-...

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“Deaths that were preventable by the AI that was prevented from existing is a form of murder.”

Is he trying to dehumanize critics?

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I have murdered so many people by not becoming a doctor.

[eli_gottlieb → rightbyte]

Well yeah, it's just plain moral blackmail. If it wasn't so common in the discourse I'd say he should actually be stopped from doing it.

[AnimalMuppet → rightbyte]

Two can play that game. "Taking all this money you're wasting on AI and not giving it to buy mosquito nets is a form of murder."

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It's just a pure emotional manipulation attempt. The statement itself is illogical on its face, and presents the tech as having only upsides. It ignores the meaning of deaths caused by AI.

Any time I see appeals like this, my takeaway is that the person has no actual argument.

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Ye. I mean, I saw now that in another quote he seems to advocate using AI in war to "save lives". I don't think his reasoning holds up for any inspection.

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Give me money or you're a murderer.