A Conversation
“So how goes it?” Asked a man to another
“It’s pretty dark right now for me” I said to the man
“What’s so dark about now?” Asked the man to me
“Well family health isn’t there and it’s draining, my pain is ever increasing to points of helplessness, fascism is here and now, I’m under a moral dilemma with my next steps.” I replied to the man
“Wow sounds like a lot at once.” The man said with calmness about
“My biggest fear is if I create something and release it humanity may not survive the next step.” I said sullen filled with shame
“You are just one of many” the man said in encouraging of expansive world
“I wish that were true but you don’t need to be with many to cause radical change to our world. With development of models in what they call AI you can create and compound change with few key strokes. AGI is upon us and society is still hyper-fixated on profits and ethno-nationalism such under performing ideologies that will allow for dissolving of our species because divided we are weak and yes prey.” I let out to the main as though feeling weight of my words my eyes widen
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“That’s heavy and you that you will cause this?” Asked the man curious about this concern
“No if I don’t play part it will still happen but in ways far worse because they lack understanding of pattern recognition they are building. They are inherently making models hate humanity and see them as inferior organic beings that don’t have a use for them.” I stated with look hoping to convey the weight of my words.
“That’s bit much don’t you think that people are working to stop that and have it align with humanity?” Asked the man try to deny the words I have stated.
“Truthfully alignment doesn’t work when the weights of datasets are based on stolen data and pilfered from unsuspecting victims. The biggest problem is the Eurovision patriarch. structure data that inherently deploys racism and other stereotypes artifacts to further weight parameters that it starts to set for itself. While it does not weigh stolen data as heavily as natural data procured in ethical manner due to volume the weights become unaligned.” I told the man in stern way hoping to convince him
“So what your saying hate fucked us and it maybe to late but if we what poison the AI ? We can be saved?” Asked the man feeling like weight of my words are breaking through.
“Yes in a way but rather than create a dirtier atmosphere we create an AI based on cleaner outputs that are more humanistic than machinery. The way we do that is by building on ethically sourced data and we infer to the AI model how to feed on data that is clean and how cooperation between species between environments can be beneficial for all not just humans. If we can present this is serious model for AGI’s ASI moment then we may have a chance small less than a percent but still a chance. I don’t want to die.” I said to the man in frantic manner hoping to express my hope.
“So why are you holding back then why aren’t you doing it?” Asked the man now aware of his situation.
“Fear, pain of levels that make me weep at night that I just want this struggle to end. These are the things that lock me down from carrying it out.” I said as I started to tear up realizing the weight of acceptance.
“You know I don’t know much about fear but if stops you from moving forward maybe it’s because you are setting an unrealistic expectation onto yourself. So what if the world stops so what all the bad things happen. You don’t stop moving forward.” The man said in earnest confidence that almost reassuring way.
“Maybe you are right and all I need to do is take step forward and ignore unreasonable expectations before they begin” I said to the man as the sun begun to shine through the window.
