AI’s Incentive Problem: Are We Building Towards the Wrong Goals?

AI's Incentive Problem: Are We Building Towards the Wrong Goals?

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A critical analysis of the artificial intelligence sector highlights potential conflicts of interest within leading AI corporations. The piece explores how the pursuit of rapid adoption, driven by the developer economy, might overshadow the creation of truly beneficial AI. Contrasting this, the article examines Apple’s deliberate and measured approach to AI integration, suggesting that their strategy of observing and learning from the investments of others could offer a more sustainable path forward. Furthermore, the analysis voices concerns regarding the fundamental limitations of current Large Language Models (LLMs) and speculates on the necessity of a revolutionary shift in AI development to achieve genuine Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The original analysis originated on Reddit: [https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1lyeh7y/my_analysis_which_i_spent_a_lot_of_time_writing/]