Yep, lots of people independently complain about “lab.” Some of those people want me to use scary words in other places too, like replacing “diffusion” with “proliferation.” I wouldn’t do that, and don’t replace “lab” with “mega-corp” or “juggernaut,” because it seems [incorrect / misleading / low-integrity].
I’m sympathetic to the complaint that “lab” is misleading. (And I do use “company” rather than “lab” occasionally, e.g. in the header.) But my friends usually talk about “the labs,” not “the companies.” But to most audiences “company” is more accurate.
I currently think “company” is about as good as “lab.” I may change the term throughout the site at some point.
Could consider “frontier AI watch”, “frontier AI company watch”, or “AGI watch.”
Most people in the world (including policymakers) have a much broader conception of AI. AI means machine learning, AI is the thing that 1000s of companies are using and 1000s of academics are developing, etc etc.
Yep, lots of people independently complain about “lab.” Some of those people want me to use scary words in other places too, like replacing “diffusion” with “proliferation.” I wouldn’t do that, and don’t replace “lab” with “mega-corp” or “juggernaut,” because it seems [incorrect / misleading / low-integrity].
I’m sympathetic to the complaint that “lab” is misleading. (And I do use “company” rather than “lab” occasionally, e.g. in the header.) But my friends usually talk about “the labs,” not “the companies.” But to most audiences “company” is more accurate.
I currently think “company” is about as good as “lab.” I may change the term throughout the site at some point.
I do think being one syllable is pretty valuable. Although AI Org watch might be fine (kinda rolls off the tongue worse)
“AI Watch.”
Could consider “frontier AI watch”, “frontier AI company watch”, or “AGI watch.”
Most people in the world (including policymakers) have a much broader conception of AI. AI means machine learning, AI is the thing that 1000s of companies are using and 1000s of academics are developing, etc etc.