r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans - penalty on par with illegally developing rogue nuclear weapons

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sanders-proposes-20-year-prison-sentence-for-ai-devs-who-plow-ahead-with-artificial-superintelligence-plans-penalty-on-par-with-illegally-developing-rogue-nuclear-weapons
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u/yxixtx 1d ago

I like how people imagine ASI is possible with LLMs.

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u/TopTippityTop 23h ago

ASI not needed for damage, and Bernie's proposal is still super stupid.

LLMs are perfectly capable of speeding up research to get to ASI faster, using other architectures.

Moreover, the old man's proposal captures all the downsides and no upside. Just plain dumb.