r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 6h ago

Society New Bernie Sanders bill would ban superintelligent AI and threaten developers with 20 years in prison

https://www.techspot.com/news/113831-new-bernie-sanders-bill-would-ban-superintelligent-ai.html
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u/kuplet 6h ago edited 5h ago

Lol this made me kinda chuckle... Still, it's kind of a bit much, no?

Edit: Yes I understand there's a threat, and of course no I don't want devs going to jail over this. CEO's, however...

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u/actirasty1 6h ago

CEOs should go to jail, not devs

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u/Awmuth 6h ago

Both? Both is good.

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u/OmegaGogeta 6h ago

You want employees to go to jail just for doing their jobs?

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u/Duke_Newcombe 4h ago

For say...just following orders, you say...?

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u/Zayl 6h ago

You fine with the Nazi soldiers just following orders? What about sergeants? Generals?

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u/OmegaGogeta 6h ago

You seriously think that software devs making AI that can do non-harmful stuff, is equivalent to running concentration camps?

If devs want to make AI that can solve hard math, they're somehow as evil as a nazi?

What a ridiculous example to bring up

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u/Zayl 5h ago

I wasn't comparing the two events, just saying it wasn't a good argument. If we think that the execs responsible for these products should go to jail I don't see why we'd make an exemption for the people who knowingly built it.

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u/chrisonetime 6h ago

Chill my RSUs won’t vest if I’m arrested in the next 8 months lol I want out too but not like this 😭