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Gary Marcus Marcus on AI Published

Critical national security questions should not be decided unilaterally by unelected tech leaders

We recorded 6 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 4 can’t be checked. 2 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (6)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “I submit that we are already part way there.”

    What we tested: We are already partway toward a technopolar world where Big Tech companies rather than nations run the world.

  2. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    “But that’s exactly what’s happening: Messrs. LeCun and Zuckerberg seem to have talked it out, and decided what’s best (in their not-so-humble opinion) for all of us.”

    What we tested: Marcus says it is exactly what's happening that a couple of tech lords are deciding for us: LeCun and Zuckerberg seem to have talked out whether to open-source Meta's AI and decided what's best, in their opinion, for all of us.

    What happened: Identifies authority. (Fortune, )

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “It shouldn’t be entirely up to them to decide. But at present, it is.”

    What we tested: Decisions about open-releasing powerful AI should not be entirely up to Meta's leadership, though currently they are.

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “With so much at stake, all of this demands careful public discussion. What we should not have is a couple of tech lords sitting around deciding for us.”

    What we tested: Whether to open-source powerful AI should be decided through careful public discussion rather than by a few tech leaders.

  5. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “Open-source software has been fabulous for the internet, but open-source AI might, for example, be used to design bioweapons.”

    What we tested: Open-source AI might be used to design bioweapons.

  6. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “So far, Big Tech rather than the US government is calling the shots.”

    What we tested: On sharing AI technology with other nations (e.g., OpenAI's G42 partnership), Big Tech rather than the US government is currently making the decisions.

Held from this post (2)

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