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1. ankurdhama · 1790316885 · focus · HN ↗

   There is a solution to this problem of "AI going to kill everyone".

   - Create powerful AI but don't release it and keep it secret.

   - Ask this AI to create some sort of virus that can be delivered to every human in the world without them knowing it and this virus does a fundamental change to the human brain such that humans never ever could even think of hurting other humans.

   - Release this powerful AI to everyone.

   Will that work?

   1. ccapitalK · 1790317011 · focus · HN ↗

      > ... this virus does a fundamental change to the human brain such that humans never ever could even think of hurting other humans.

      I do believe this is possible for a virus to achieve, I just don't think it's possible without killing the human.

      1. bzzzt · 1790317735 · focus · HN ↗

         Well, killing someone is an effective way to prevent them from harming others.
   2. martheen · 1790317202 · focus · HN ↗

      You're assuming that the AI created solution (virus, cold fusion, etc) won't have unknown effects either due to incompetence or malice.
   3. jesseendahl · 1790317360 · focus · HN ↗

      Are you describing the plot to Pluribus?

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