Gary Marcus

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6/8/2024, 6:55:41 AM
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teo — e/acc
@phteocos
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@GaryMarcus we totally agree on the potential issues, gary.
but before any of these issues are widely recognized as ongoing threats with quantifiable characteristics, it is wiser to not create any more brakes, the faster we iterate and find if the potential issues are real, faster we'll fix!
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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@phteocos Every warning that I have issued (cybercrime, disinformation, market manipulation) has accrued some evidence. I don’t see anything I warned about at the Senate in May 2023 that seems unlikely now.
teo — e/acc
@phteocos
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@GaryMarcus but that's where my premise/outlook may differ from yours; if a warning sign did not materialize to an actual problem, we are unable to quantify anything (what the losses are, how it could be fixed, how much it costs to fix, how much it would cost to prevent further issues, etc)
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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@phteocos How much of the $50b would you allocate to foreseeing problems? Or would you just let things run their course, no matter what the cost might be, despite a number of warning signs we have already seen?
teo — e/acc
@phteocos
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@GaryMarcus 1. what kind of problems you consider important enough?
2. if we do not know what a problem is, why are you certain that it would require few nickels to deal with it (foresee + mitigate)?
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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@phteocos Tech industry spent 50b on chips alone and can’t spend a few nickels trying to foresee and mitigate problems?!

The statement 'the issue under discussion here isn’t brakes, it’s liability' is part of a substantive engagement with public issues, specifically the debate on the tech industry's responsibility in foreseeing and mitigating potential problems. The tone is direct and aims to clarify the focus of the discussion, shifting it from the concept of 'brakes' (presumably regulatory or precautionary measures) to 'liability' (responsibility and accountability).

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