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by emptybits·3y ago·view on hn ↗
It's really different IMO.

"Fire!" (falsely) in crowded theatre: Specific. Beneficial outcome unlikely and difficult to even imagine. Harmful outcomes nearly certain.

Powerful AI codebase or service: Generic. Endless beneficial and harmful outcomes easily imagined.

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>Powerful AI codebase or service: Generic.

Generic means it can do a nearly unlimited list of things good and bad right?

Just like a human can do a list of nearly unlimited things?

Humans, because they can do both good and bad have laws they must follow if they do bad, right?

Then what are you suggesting for AI?

That's a pretty key difference and a good point. But we still regulate stuff with a similar dichotomy.

Nuclear material can be used to treat cancer. But it can also be used to make weapons. We regulate both.