Computers Cannot Make Decisions

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22 points | by heavensteeth 2 hours ago

10 comments

  • vladsh 0 minutes ago
    let's make up imaginary scenarios and get offended by them mistakes happen. sometimes catastrophic decisions (or indecision) are made, and people and companies are held accountable for them, or not some companies are too big or too important to fail. we can all agree or disagree on things, but what AI specific behavior are we actually talking about?
  • jasongi 2 minutes ago
    Someone out there is reading this and thinking... ok we just need to it a body and free will so it can be held accountable.
  • mugul 17 minutes ago
    Has any of the targetted organizations (e.g the Australian government) engaged in legal actions against Anthropic/OpenAI? If not then I'm afraid the situation won't change. Even worse it could send the wrong signal that there is a "legal blur" around this topic.
  • hdgvhicv 13 minutes ago
    Management aren’t held accountable either. They have prepared three envelopes long before the impact of their decisions is felt.
  • fwlr 42 minutes ago
    If you brought down prod and deleted customer data and told them Claude did it, you’d still be the one in trouble. So they do know how to hold people accountable for actions taken by AI.
  • visarga 18 minutes ago
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  • pnut 37 minutes ago
    Pretty sure the author means "must not" or "should not", because they absolutely can.
    • thefz 21 minutes ago
      Well, if I ask "option A or B?" and the computer rolls a boolean, it can still count as a decision but no context was taken in.
  • jdw64 31 minutes ago
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  • simonh 41 minutes ago
    > OAI/Anthropic COULD stop their models from doing what they are doing…

    Has the alignment problem been solved, then?

    • moi2388 38 minutes ago
      No, but removing the internet cable really isn’t that difficult
      • ares623 32 minutes ago
        They're a small scrappy bootstrapped startup, cut them some slack.
  • tosti 6 minutes ago

       > Your Claude subscriptions are funding this. You are funding this.
    
    Author makes it all personal and accuses the reader with bold and unsubstabtiated claims. At this point I have to question the validity of the article. If author has a beef with "AI" companies, I sympathize. IMHO, not keeping to oneself doesn't help to make the case.