Why AI companies are hiring philosophers to help develop their models
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DETROW: Is there a sense that one of these schools of philosophical thought will win out over the other in terms of how broadly they're adopted within this field?

SUTHERLAND: Well, one thing I can say is that we're seeing increasing pressure on lawmakers in a lot of different countries to regulate AI. And I think the way that's going to happen is going to be primarily with the deontological school of thought because laws are, in fact, deontological. They're saying this behavior is illegal. You can't do it, no matter, you know, what you would like the outcome to be, no matter what your intent is. And so in order to abide by these laws, I think we'll see more and more deontological systems kind of working their way into these models.

DETROW: Well, Benjamin Sutherland, thank you so much for talking to us about your reporting in The Economist. This latest article was titled "Why Big AI Labs Are Hiring So Many Philosophers." Thanks for joining us.

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