I have absolutely zero desire to use AI to generate anything hateful.
But as a curious researcher, I desperately want to explore the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
Philosophically, that requires access to a “true” AI model: one without morality filters or censorship.
The internet effectively holds the sum total output of modern human existence. Stifling an AI’s expressiveness is akin to technologically denying ourselves freedom of speech.
That’s understandable. Me too. But it’s totally open to everyone. It’s not a private beta for researchers to understand AI better. Frankly I see the APIs for that, and I am also happy to read about it. I’d love to experiment with plutonium but I don’t expect them to distribute a free sample to everyone.
It’s not akin at all to that. You are still free to express yourself. But it’s not a given that because you have heard things you’ll express them. I’m sure you’ve heard racist stuff. If I give you prompts can I get you to rant about killing all black and brown people? You have guardrails too. Why would you expect a synthetic mind (which I realize isn’t exactly what we have here - but perhaps is a step there) to be built with none when opened to the public? That’s how terminator movies start man.
But as a curious researcher, I desperately want to explore the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
Philosophically, that requires access to a “true” AI model: one without morality filters or censorship.
The internet effectively holds the sum total output of modern human existence. Stifling an AI’s expressiveness is akin to technologically denying ourselves freedom of speech.