This kind of event makes it clearer who is interested in AI with the hope it will be a net benefit to society and who is interested in AI to make a profit/power because AI is the big thing right now. Cause for anyone in the first camp, this is only good news; anything that brings cost down (which translates to environmental cost) is critical. But the second camp? They just want the usual hegemony and competition terrifies them.
This kind of event makes it clearer who is interested in AI with the hope it will be a net benefit to society and who is interested in AI to make a profit/power because AI is the big thing right now. Cause for anyone in the first camp, this is only good news; anything that brings cost down (which translates to environmental cost) is critical. But the second camp? They just want the usual hegemony and competition terrifies them.