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by embedding-shape 174 days ago
Would you say an AI researcher involved in LLMs today are as responsible for how AI is being deployed, as the developers/engineers who initially worked on TCP and HTTP are for the state of the internet and web is today?

I don't have any good answer myself, but eager to hear what others think.
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dijksterhuis 174 days ago
it’s not for me to judge someone else’s degree of responsibility really, that’s up to each individual to do for themselves.
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Imustaskforhelp 174 days ago
A quick search shows me (Disclosure: I think it is the duck.ai search thing rather than any article)

> TCP and HTTP protocols were primarily developed with funding and support from government agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Defense and organizations like ARPA, rather than by non-profit entities. These protocols were created to facilitate communication across different computer networks

So um... yea?

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embedding-shape 174 days ago
That's to say they are or aren't responsible for what their technology is being used for?

So say the people who specified, implemented and deployed TCP and HTTP, should they be held responsible for aiding transmission of child pornography across international borders, for example?

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Imustaskforhelp 174 days ago
No sorry, if you meant that should they be liable. I presume not.

I was just pointing out that information because I had thought that http was created by non profits/similar but It was HTML which was created in CERN

that being said, coming to the point, I think that no this shouldn't be the case for the people who specified TCP/HTTP

But also I feel like an AI researcher / the people who specified TCP are in a different categories because AI researcher companies directly work for AI companies which are then used so in a way, their direct company is facilitating that partially due to their help

On the other hand, People who have Specified Open source have no whatsoever relation similar to the AI company model perhaps.

I am not sure, there definitely is nuance but I would definitely consider AI researchers to be more than the people who created the specification of TCP/http as an example.

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