The Schwarzschild radius is 2 G M / c^2. When we assume the cutoff mass of 1.4e14 kg, then the Schwarzschild radius would be 103.966e-15 m ≈ 104 femtometers. A hydrogen atom has a radius of ~ 53e-12 m.
> Likewise, we should confine AI decision-making systems to applications that suit their actual abilities—while keeping the potential ramifications of their mistakes firmly in mind.
This is where I see the greatest dangers, because we are boldly applying LLMs where they don't belong. As long as the consequences only affect the experimenter I couldn't care less, but when it impacts others it should be treated as criminal negligence.
The danger is that people will think that AI is thinking and reasoning in a way that they are. But it isn't. It's a glorified template generator, at least for now.
Our brains and minds are fat more sophisticated and nuanced than the LLM models we've built in the last few years. It'd be crazy if they weren't.
The most interesting aspect of all this “AI” craze is how it plays into people's forgotten wishes to believe in miracles again. I have never seen anything else that exposes this desire so conspicuously. And of course all the shrewd operators know how to use this lever.
In ancient times you had to travel to Delphi to consult Apollon's oracle. Now you can do it from the comfort of your armchair.
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