Openai Wants Federal Backstop for New Investments [video]
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OpenAI is seeking federal backing for its investments in developing AGI/ASI, sparking concerns about the risks and consequences of such a massive undertaking, with commenters criticizing the company's motives and potential impact on the economy.
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They don't want to do this as a nonprofit, they want to be a for-profit company that will reap all of the rewards yet they don't want to take on any of the risk.
This whole industry makes me sick to my stomach. How do the people doing this sleep at night?