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Andreessen defends the freedom of innovation, but who will protect the world from the likes of Andreessen?
Mark Andreessen, the head of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm that invests in companies such as Facebook*, Airbnb, Lyft and Skype, recently published a "Technoo-Optimist Manifesto." In the format of an essay of about 5 thousand words, he expresses his views on the future of artificial intelligence and the role of capitalism in this process. Its main idea is that the development of AI without restrictions is the key to solving most global problems.
Andreessen is confident that slowing down the development of AI will lead to the loss of lives, since technologies that could save people will not be created. He also criticizes ideas of sustainability, ethics in technology, and risk management as "demoralizing." What exactly is the disadvantage of these basic principles is not mentioned in the text.
"We [a16z] believe that any AI slowdown will cost lives," Andreessen writes. "Not creating an AI that could prevent someone's death is a form of murder."
According to the billionaire, researchers who point out the dangers of "uncontrolled" technologies are simply skeptical. He denies that the shortcomings of algorithms can exacerbate problems such as the spread of social inequality and discrimination.
"We are being lied to," he begins his long story, dismissively listing a number of things that research shows threaten people.
Andreessen's mention of such personalities as Nick Land and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti particularly alarmed critics. Despite Marinetti's association with the fascist movement in Italy, Andreessen calls him a "saint" in the world of techno-optimism.
Nick Land is a key figure for the concept of "accelerationism". He is also known for his radical views and supports the Dark Enlightenment movement, which criticizes modern liberal and democratic values.
Effective accelerationism is the ideology of Silicon Valley, which sees accelerating technological development as the key to an optimal future. Well-known proponents such as Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried promote the idea of an unregulated AI market. They also warn about the risks associated with the spread of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and call for giving technology moguls more freedom of action.
Obviously, the scientific community criticized the manifesto, especially the author's claims that technology is a priori good.
Many experts call them infantile and frankly stupid, and also remind: control over the development of technologies is necessary to avoid possible negative consequences for society.
For example, Timnit Gebru, an AI ethicist, expressed concerns that the views of big Silicon Valley companies are so widespread. In her opinion, it is now important for the world community to go beyond these views and establish a more humane and comprehensive approach to innovation.
Mark Andreessen, the head of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm that invests in companies such as Facebook*, Airbnb, Lyft and Skype, recently published a "Technoo-Optimist Manifesto." In the format of an essay of about 5 thousand words, he expresses his views on the future of artificial intelligence and the role of capitalism in this process. Its main idea is that the development of AI without restrictions is the key to solving most global problems.
Andreessen is confident that slowing down the development of AI will lead to the loss of lives, since technologies that could save people will not be created. He also criticizes ideas of sustainability, ethics in technology, and risk management as "demoralizing." What exactly is the disadvantage of these basic principles is not mentioned in the text.
"We [a16z] believe that any AI slowdown will cost lives," Andreessen writes. "Not creating an AI that could prevent someone's death is a form of murder."
According to the billionaire, researchers who point out the dangers of "uncontrolled" technologies are simply skeptical. He denies that the shortcomings of algorithms can exacerbate problems such as the spread of social inequality and discrimination.
"We are being lied to," he begins his long story, dismissively listing a number of things that research shows threaten people.
Andreessen's mention of such personalities as Nick Land and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti particularly alarmed critics. Despite Marinetti's association with the fascist movement in Italy, Andreessen calls him a "saint" in the world of techno-optimism.
Nick Land is a key figure for the concept of "accelerationism". He is also known for his radical views and supports the Dark Enlightenment movement, which criticizes modern liberal and democratic values.
Effective accelerationism is the ideology of Silicon Valley, which sees accelerating technological development as the key to an optimal future. Well-known proponents such as Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried promote the idea of an unregulated AI market. They also warn about the risks associated with the spread of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and call for giving technology moguls more freedom of action.
Obviously, the scientific community criticized the manifesto, especially the author's claims that technology is a priori good.
Many experts call them infantile and frankly stupid, and also remind: control over the development of technologies is necessary to avoid possible negative consequences for society.
For example, Timnit Gebru, an AI ethicist, expressed concerns that the views of big Silicon Valley companies are so widespread. In her opinion, it is now important for the world community to go beyond these views and establish a more humane and comprehensive approach to innovation.
