Reply to LeCun: AI is an amplifier of owners' intentions, biases and incentives
AryHHAry · x · 2026-10-01
In a reply to Yann LeCun, the author argues AI is neither pro- nor anti-intelligence: like an amplifier, it magnifies whatever goes in, including its owner's intentions, biases and incentives. They add that literacy has no loss function while models do, underscoring a fundamental difference between models and human capability.
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