This sounds like a bad take, but for good reasons. I would like the people making AI to take really, really seriously the potential of synthetic viruses. It sounds like he's doing that (rather than working backwards from racism).
this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2023
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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Lucky for you, there's a discussion about that on this very instance:
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"Synthetic" and "lab leak" are not mutually exclusive. It could have been either, neither, or both.
Everyone who is saying virus spread from bats to humans - you do realize there were people researching on bats in Wuhan, right? If it's from a bat, that doesn't automatically mean from a bat in nature.
your stupid ass found this old thread by searching for covid (no this shit isn’t in all anymore) and this is the best you can do? fuck off.
holy fuck. for anyone still reading this thread, check that post history
Holy shit, that shitshow in the Elon thread.
Is there any evidence he was fired for these beliefs? Using the deliberately vague phrase, "earlier this year" in November gives the impression of an author trying to either manufacture causation where none exists.
The only part of this article about Altman is the beginning. This author seems incredibly passionate about virology and is using recent news to draw attention to the author's points on the subject.
He was fired because an employee reported to the board that their project Q* was becoming a potential threat to humanity, and Altman had not been truthful about this to the board.
Article (Swedish): https://tt.omni.se/skrammande-varningsbrev-bakom-altmans-avsked/a/wAoJvG
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I think it's a fairly credible claim, that the coronavirus originated in a lab. There's been leaks in the past, of similar pathogens - once in the USA and once in Taiwan, I think. Not a very interesting conspiracy theory. Equally, animal agriculture is ripe for the development of zoonoses, regardless of the country. I don't think it's especially important, ultimately, unless it informs better practices in both areas.
You appear to be lost. Have you checked the sideboard for instructions?
I’m waiting for them to post something relevant to Sam Altman or you know maybe just a general techtake????
I know I’m gonna be disappointed
Couldn’t even be bothered to make some tortured Tolkien, only an oblique reference
Let’s see..
All that is gold does not glitter
Not all those who wander are lost
The post that is strong does not wither
These others’ posting remain a cost
Merely 3 minutes of idle thought! Imagine how many GPUs I could’ve 10tok/s’d for it! Oh the humanity
e: fuck you lemmy, give me newlines
Aaand I made that mistake again: I looked at their other posts
Fucking hell.
Maybe turn this into a private group if you're bothered. For whatever reason this thread has appeared on Top Everything, so that's where your visitors are coming from.
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Not all who wander, etc.
Explain SARS and MERS, midwit.