> Imagine that a future AI system proposes a radically new design for a one terawatt nuclear fusion power plantI imagine:* Massive budget overruns* Year and year of delays* It ending up wasting more energy than it produces, or just not working, period* Politicians disclaiming responsibility and blaming it on "the AI"* The contractor companies profiting immensely over the entire period, and ending up not having to worry about maintenance, warantees, etc.
einpoklum · · focus · HN ↗
I imagine:
* Massive budget overruns
* Year and year of delays
* It ending up wasting more energy than it produces, or just not working, period
* Politicians disclaiming responsibility and blaming it on "the AI"
* The contractor companies profiting immensely over the entire period, and ending up not having to worry about maintenance, warantees, etc.