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The typical premodern ruler gave money to priests, philosophers and poets in the hope that they would legitimise his rule and maintain the social order. He did not expect them to discover new medications, invent new weapons or stimulate economic growth.
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
The machines would kill the people, and then the machines would die too. It was all clear and self-evident. Mankind had set itself on course for this inevitable doom when the first caveman tried to tame fire and burned his fingers in the process. Die as they had, by the thousands of millions, more people were drawn to the power of the machine as moths were drawn to flames.
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect
Roger Williams
Whether you're a startup, a big commercial lab, an enormous company, a research lab in a university, an independent AI researcher, or a criminal — whatever domain you're working in — whatever your goals — if you possess a uniquely powerful model then you'll likely have greater rewards and fewer risks by putting its products into the world instead of the model itself.
More Money With Less Risk: Sell Services Instead of Model Access
lukehmiles
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