alt Hacker NewsThe real threat is that we uncritically adopt language such as alignment.
Implicit in this is the idea that AI is a inscrutable matrix and going to remain that way and we'll need expert interpreters to make sense of it.
We need to insist on building tech that's explainable by design.
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tclancy • today at 3:21 AM
That last line needs a lot of workshopping. A guillotine with instructions on the bottom of the blade conforms to your request.
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mapontosevenths • today at 3:06 AM
> We need to insist on building tech that's explainable by design.
You realize this means insisting on terrible tech that humans can understand right? It essentially caps human progress at some point about 4 years ago.
If you are old and happy with the way things are this might sound like a good idea. It does not to me.
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Alignment just means "this machine operates in ways that align with the intent of its users". It doesn't imply anything about the inscrutability of the machine in question. A gun with a misaligned scope would likewise fail to operate in accord with its user's intent, and likewise with potentially deadly consequences.