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1. injidup · 1790316880 · focus · HN ↗

   Why is uncertainty about the motives of one form of superintelligence terrifying, whilst, at the same time, uncertainty about the motives of another, omnipotent supernatural intelligence comforting? i.e. the “I don’t know God’s plan, but I sleep well knowing He has one” line of reasoning.

   1. fwlr · 1790317333 · focus · HN ↗

      God’s been around for thousands of years and we are still here and flourishing, so obviously God is in some way “aligned”; the same cannot be said for AGI.

      edit: Guys, I said “in some way”, not “perfectly”.

      1. asdfasgasdgasdg · 1790317508 · focus · HN ↗

         If god would allow the creation of an unaligned superintelligence, how aligned is he really?

         1. [deleted] · 1790320196 · focus · HN ↗

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         2. Reubachi · 1790338269 · focus · HN ↗

            I read this in the voice of Cypher from The Matrix.

            Which I think makes me Neo? So at least if my company folds from AI investment fallout, I can still have a destiny.

            1. simonh · 1790385341 · focus · HN ↗

               There it still is. Blind faith in the system.

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