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		itake on May 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger ... I suspect there is more to it than what has been published. These are smart people that appear (to us) acting irrationally.

whimsicalism on May 1, 2023 [–]

Irrationally how?

What is so obviously irrational about what is being done? I don't see it.

itake on May 2, 2023 | [–]

I don't want to speculate his reasons, but I don't see how leaving his influential role at a top AI company (Google) accomplishes the goals written about in the paper.

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