[evilantnie]

I don’t think the real divide is “doom tomorrow” vs “nothing to worry about.” The crux is a pretty straightforward philosophical question "what does it even mean to generalize intelligence and agency", how much can scaling laws tell us about that?

The back-and-forth over σ²’s and growth exponents feels like theatrics that bury the actual debate.

[vonneumannstan]

>The crux is a pretty straightforward philosophical question "what does it even mean to generalize intelligence and agency", how much can scaling laws tell us about that?

Truly a bizarre take. I'm sure the Dinosaurs also debated the possible smell and taste of the asteroid that was about to hit them. The real debate. lol.

[evilantnie]

The dinosaurs didn't create the asteroid that hit them, so they never had the chance for a real debate.