[ExI] India and the periodic table

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 03/06/2023 18:14, BillK wrote:
> I don't think China is rejecting AI.
> What they are rejecting is uncontrolled AI development.


It's not just uncontrolled AI development they need to worry about, but 
uncontrolled AI use as well.

AI is going to be a major headache for authoritarians everywhere, I 
reckon. The more repressive they are, the more they have to fear from it.

The biggest enemy of authoritarianism is thought. Now we have systems 
that can automate and massively multiply thinking. To make them 'safe' 
is to cripple them.

I suspect this will be a bit like a farmer getting a tractor, then 
taking the wheels off because circular motion is abhorrent to them. If 
you want the benefits of a tractor, you have to accept circular motion.

The next few years will be interesting!

Ben