I’ve been wondering:
Regarding the kinds of policy changes by governments and legitimate businesses intended to stall AI development… won’t such policies simply ensure that illegitimate actors eventually develop AI outside the law, without states and more well-intended actors being able to counter them?
Or is there no such thing as a sufficiently large AI data centre that can be kept secret? I would imagine, at the very least, that some states would have the resources to keep such secrets effectively, though maybe not for long.
By turning to secrecy, doesn’t the AI race shift from being one of “who’s the fastest at achieving foom” to “who’s the best at keeping secrets for longer?” If... (read more)
I’ve been wondering: Regarding the kinds of policy changes by governments and legitimate businesses intended to stall AI development… won’t such policies simply ensure that illegitimate actors eventually develop AI outside the law, without states and more well-intended actors being able to counter them? Or is there no such thing as a sufficiently large AI data centre that can be kept secret? I would imagine, at the very least, that some states would have the resources to keep such secrets effectively, though maybe not for long. By turning to secrecy, doesn’t the AI race shift from being one of “who’s the fastest at achieving foom” to “who’s the best at keeping secrets for longer?” If... (read more)