But doesn't Peterson argue that AI is an existential threat and that we are going to be overwhelmed by its sheer intelligence? I am in your camp, Keith, and not his on this one. And I am not too sure about how powerful the "calculators" are. I get more wrong answers than right ones. I recently asked whether a new section of road in my community was open and was assured that it was. It wasn't and the bot gave me incorrect directions about how to get to B from A. The stupid thing lies as much as I do so what progress is there in that?
Well, for obvious reasons, I like my own view of AI too. :) What interests me about Peterson's chapter is his outrage at how AI is being trained with carefully curated content designed to flatters and encourage a leftist totalitarian worldview.
But doesn't Peterson argue that AI is an existential threat and that we are going to be overwhelmed by its sheer intelligence? I am in your camp, Keith, and not his on this one. And I am not too sure about how powerful the "calculators" are. I get more wrong answers than right ones. I recently asked whether a new section of road in my community was open and was assured that it was. It wasn't and the bot gave me incorrect directions about how to get to B from A. The stupid thing lies as much as I do so what progress is there in that?
Well, for obvious reasons, I like my own view of AI too. :) What interests me about Peterson's chapter is his outrage at how AI is being trained with carefully curated content designed to flatters and encourage a leftist totalitarian worldview.
Agree, especially your point, “language models are computational rather than cognitive”.
Wonderful job Keith. Very insightful!