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Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse

234 points · 279 comments · Anon84

  1. arcticfox · · focus · HN ↗
    This whole "we can't trust the people warning us because they're either weirdos or involved" deal is such a strange angle when you can just start from zero, look at what's known to be happening right now, and draw a very straight line to catastrophe.

    It's like being concerned Oppenheimer and company are exaggerating when looking at the first nuclear tests at the same time.

    1. chinabot · · focus · HN ↗
      The AI optimists are not that much more rational if you dig deep. Like any deep problem it is best to look at the facts not the hype and make up your own mind, outsourcing your thinking to other people never ends well.
      1. kridsdale1 · · focus · HN ↗
        The rationality of AI Optimists is at least rational in so far as making a huge pile of money is the rational thing to persue in capitalism.
        1. jplusequalt · · focus · HN ↗
          This is what Effective Altruism is.
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