[gwright]

> Yeah, there's an awful lot of power going into private hands

That sounds scary, but what do you mean by "power"? Honest question, I'm fascinated by the discussion about learning, intelligence, reasoning, and so on that has been spawned by the success of GPT.

What "power" do you imagine being wielded? Do you think that power is any more dangerous in "private hands" than the alternatives such as government hands?

[peterashford]

Do you think that Facebook has an effect on society and our democracies? That's power. Do you think that large corporates like Apple or Google effect our societies? I do - and that's power. EVERY large corporate has power and if they control some aspect of society, even more so. If AI tools are democratised in some way, then that would allay my concerns. Concentration of technology by for-profit corporations concerns me. This seems quite similar to many of the reasons people like OSS, for example. Maybe not for you?

[leshow]

lmao