Dylan Baker
Lead Research Engineer, Distributed AI Research Institute
Dylan Baker is lead research engineer at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR). He argues that existential-risk framing distracts from harms AI is causing now — data center environmental impact, labor harms in model training, teen and child safety, mental health, and use of artists' work — and that AI should be regulated like any other industry rather than treated as exceptional.
Key arguments & positions
- Argues existential-risk framing distracts from harms AI is causing now: data center environmental impact, labor harms in model training, teen and child safety, mental health, and use of artists' work.
- Says AI should be regulated like any other industry rather than treated as exceptional, starting with surveillance infrastructure and data center construction.
Accomplishments
- Lead research engineer at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).
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