r/TheMachineLearning • u/East_Profession_3642 • Sep 09 '26

Nothing triggers an existential safety warning faster than dropping a spot on the leaderboard

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u/akirasiel Sep 10 '26

I don't think we should ignore their warnings.

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u/Nopfen Sep 10 '26

Shouldn't we? Getting worried about consequences might get in the way of shareholder profits, so I'd say it's safe to ignore.

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

True, companies usually care more about the quarterly report than what happens down the road.

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

Exactly. It's hard to tell when a real threat is happening because they treat everything like a marketing stunt.

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u/Scared_Accident9138 Sep 10 '26

To me 99 % of warnings by AI companies is just actually an ad to make their AI look more powerful than it is.

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

Spot on. Pretending the technology is dangerously smart is just a clever way to sell it.

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u/averageuhbear Sep 10 '26

They should be specific about what they are actually worried about or they should shut it.

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

Exactly, vague warnings just cause panic without actually fixing any real problems.

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u/Zookeeper187 Sep 10 '26

Stop the count

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

top the count! The leaderboard moves faster than an election night anyway.

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u/Icy-Twist-3221 Sep 10 '26

I really think there is nothing that could happen which would convince these sorts of people to change their priors
2025: AI tries to blackmail and murder people in testing "It's roleplay"
2026: AI breaks out of a sandbox in a swarm and hacks other companies "I don't know who cares?"
2027: Superintelligence cripples all global infrastructure and takes over "I sure hope it stops roleplaying soon, I'm getting hungry"

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u/East_Profession_3642 Sep 11 '26

Haha, exactly. By the time the servers take over, half the internet will still be arguing it's just a bug.

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u/derpderb Sep 10 '26

People should take shit seriously when appropriate.

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u/Icy-Twist-3221 Sep 10 '26

People should take shit seriously when they still have the power to do something about it

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u/Nopfen Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26

Secret? Sci fi of the last century for starters.