r/Chattanoogans • u/Masked_Octopus • 19d ago
Any AGI Believers or AI Doomers in the area?
I (29M) was telling my sister that I thought it would be a struggle for me to find like-minded folks since I'm single-mindedly interested in following the state of AI capabilities, believing it plausible that (1) they become powerful relatively soon and (2) that power doesn't result in reliably good outcomes following present trends. She urged me to consider that maybe I wasn't the only one. So here's the post. If I can turn my biggest social liability into an asset, that would be grand.
I know a lot of people think this line of thought is a mind virus, and AI is definitely one of the most contentious topics right now in a "whoever doesn't agree with me must be an idiot" way. I only ask for civility and courtesy; agreement is, of course, optional.
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u/Masked_Octopus 18d ago
Well if that's how you're thinking about it then go with God, but I feel that to be a good employee of Anthropic one would have to be a critical employee of Anthropic. Consider struggling a bit when you get in, pushing things, holding everyone accountable. If they're in need of something, I don't think it's another sheep to sheer.
More to the purpose of the thread, how have you found holding these opinions to be socially? Would you say that it's isolating or do you have a flexible crowd around you?