A lot of attention has been paid to the mischief done by “agentic” large language models (LLMs) on their own initiative. But the more immediate and commonplace danger is that AI will multiply and indulge existing human weaknesses. AI does not have to be super intelligent to provide an excuse for secretive and poor-quality government decision-making.
mischief done by “agentic” large language models (LLMs) on their own initiative
This right here is the fundamental fallacy, and indicates the author is guilty as well. LLMs have no agency, if they do something bad it’s because they’ve been prompted to do bad (perhaps by accident) and the guardrails have failed spectacularly. This is legally culpable action (negligence at the least, preferably the relevant felony) by the company and should be prosecuted as such prima facie, no new laws needed, just use the existing ones.
Still he raises a good point, IMO secondary to the above, everyone likes to use AI as an excuse to avoid responsibility, including AusGov. This needs to become shameful. I’d be happy to see a new law making this explicit.
Anyone who is impressed by the function or output of a LLM, to a level they believe it’s in any way adjacent to intelligence, must be quarantined from the decision making processes that affect anyone not similarly cognitively impaired.
It’s embarrassing that our elected officials believe this shit is special.
The clear signs of AI psychosis.
Slopvangelical LLM thumpers.
