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None of this actually matters if this is a nuclear weapons-style arms race. The data center build out will become a matter of national security, and will be ba
by streb-lo 15d ago
None of this actually matters if this is a nuclear weapons-style arms race.
The data center build out will become a matter of national security, and will be backstopped by governments.
- yousif_123123 15d agoLLMs are a national security issue? Why is China releasing their models then? The question is not whether you should have datacenters, or the most advanced chips, or the ability to build the most capacity. But do we need all this now? Will there be enough demand? People want to make profits form this thing, and what's being pointed out is that maybe there won't be enough demand to generate profits for all this investment.
- streb-lo 15d agoI would guess there is probably a capability ceiling beyond which China will not open source their weights. Maybe there is a scenario where they do so or threaten to do so if the US is so far ahead or something as a deterrent. >But do we need all this now? Did people want to make profits from the nuclear arms race? I'm sure some did, but it was not really a requirement. The bottom line is there is a theoretical capability of AI which is effectively a super weapon that can be deployed against your competitor. If you think that is a possibility, even with a low probability, you should probably have a giant AI-related build if you are the US or China.