@FinanceYF5: OpenAI's 'Strategic Foresight' head Dean Ball said something quite explosive: if open-source models continue to develop like this, the world could slide toward 'AI communism'. He is also a former White House AI policy advisor and lead author of the AI Action Plan. This long post reviewing Kimi has 6 observations; let's go through them one by one.
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OpenAI's Strategic Foresight lead and former White House AI policy advisor Dean Ball expressed the view that the development of open-source models could lead to 'AI communism', and reviewed the Kimi model, offering 6 observations.
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OpenAI’s “Strategic Foresight” lead Dean Ball made a striking statement: if open-source models continue to develop this way, the world could very likely slide toward “AI communism.”
He is also a former White House AI policy advisor and the lead author of the AI Action Plan.
This long article reviewing Kimi offers 6 observations — let’s take a look at each one 👇 https://t.co/KpKe4PoJLH
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