Point 3 [improvement is not limited by computing power] is one that I’m skeptical about. Intelligence is expensive and it requires a lot of energy.
There is obvious advantage and efficiency in letting ChatGPT manage cloud instances, which means it will happen, which means these resources could be requisitioned. (I don’t think LLMs pose a Bostrom threat. But the author’s arguments aren’t convincing.)
have a different definition of “obvious” than I have
Sysadmins and the engineers who manage clouds are expensive. They’re ultimately a translation layer between instructions in language and their tools. It’s profitable to supplement and replace them, and possible, a combination which to me makes something obviously likely to occur.
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There is obvious advantage and efficiency in letting ChatGPT manage cloud instances, which means it will happen, which means these resources could be requisitioned. (I don’t think LLMs pose a Bostrom threat. But the author’s arguments aren’t convincing.)
You have a different definition of “obvious” than I have.
Sysadmins and the engineers who manage clouds are expensive. They’re ultimately a translation layer between instructions in language and their tools. It’s profitable to supplement and replace them, and possible, a combination which to me makes something obviously likely to occur.
ChatGPT doesn't have a bank account/credit card that's footing the bill, though.
This is phishing, which LLMs should be uniquely capable of.
It doesn't even have to be fishing. It could offer a genuine service in return.