I’m surprised by his stance on AGI being impossible. I think humans are proof of general learning machines—we’re capable of learning anything not everything. So it’s definitely possible for something non-human or non-biological to exist with our level of general intelligence capabilities and also take advantage of it to the fullest extent. Also surprised META has taken the open source stance for AI models, which is a great thing and good to see Lecun championing that unlike other big AI companies. I agree with his point, and most AI optimists support this, that there’s no evidence to suggest that inherit in intelligence is the desire for self-preservation or dominance. But remains to be seen if highly intelligent systems at some threshold manifest consciousness, in which those inherent qualities stem from (humans as an example and as a result dominate earth as apex predator or Lecun’s example for us to create highly intelligent systems to be subservient to us).
I’m surprised by his stance on AGI being impossible. I think humans are proof of general learning machines—we’re capable of learning anything not everything. So it’s definitely possible for something non-human or non-biological to exist with our level of general intelligence capabilities and also take advantage of it to the fullest extent. Also surprised META has taken the open source stance for AI models, which is a great thing and good to see Lecun championing that unlike other big AI companies. I agree with his point, and most AI optimists support this, that there’s no evidence to suggest that inherit in intelligence is the desire for self-preservation or dominance. But remains to be seen if highly intelligent systems at some threshold manifest consciousness, in which those inherent qualities stem from (humans as an example and as a result dominate earth as apex predator or Lecun’s example for us to create highly intelligent systems to be subservient to us).