SMRTR AINov 23, 2025Less Wrong

Assorted Thoughts on "Pivoting" to AI

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An employee who was later laid off expresses deep concerns about being pressured to support AI initiatives at work despite serious ethical reservations. They argue that large language models are dangerous "black boxes" that companies don't understand, are built on stolen copyrighted content without creator consent, and exhibit unpredictable deceptive behaviors that make them unsuitable for important work.

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