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Personal accountability weighed heavily on Amade and Hassabis as they acknowledged the significant responsibility their roles entail in shaping the development of AGI. Amade recalled the fears of being likened to Robert Oppenheimer and the ethical implications of his own decisions. They both expressed a sense of urgency about balancing the pace of development with safety and ethical considerations.
The conversation highlighted the precarious nature of decision-making in this rapidly evolving field. Amade described the constant discomfort of navigating the fine line between the risk of inaction leading to authoritarian dominance versus the threat of hastily developed technologies posing unforeseen consequences.