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1. wewewedxfgdf · 1791070718 · focus · HN ↗

   Please explain exactly how all humanity could be wiped out.

   It's ridiculous - anyone who thinks about it for a minute or two will realize that its utterly impossible.

   Ordinary people/politicians don't understand AI so they turn off their rational mind and assume there is something super incredible some magical powers that they cannot understand that can destroy all humans.

   Even humans - the real risk to humanity - could not destroy all humans even if they tried. There is no plausible scenario.

   Even climate change and nuclear war and bio weapons - the most damaging mechanisms - would still only get some percentage of the people on earth.

   And if we are talking about Skynet and self replicating robots and Terminators - please, grow up.

   1. jswelker · 1791071420 · focus · HN ↗

      That's a weak consolation. "Don't worry, nukes can't literally end humanity, just kill billions and dramatically immiserate the remnant forever. No worries guys."

      AI doesn't have to turn us all into paper clips to make the world a really bad place.

      1. wewewedxfgdf · 1791071661 · focus · HN ↗

         I am not arguing about "bad things might happen".

         I am specifically arguing hard against the concept that 100% of humans - or even 50% of humans could be killed by any mechanism at all. Humans would find it close to impossible. A computer program - come on.

         This is the topic at hand - AI might wipe out humanity - it is being discussed all around the world by people who should know better - any it's the most fictionish of fictional fictions.

         1. jswelker · 1791072214 · focus · HN ↗

            It's also a fairly useless straw man at this point.

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