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LeCun has "zero concerns" about AI wiping out humanity, recent "rogue" incidents

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  1. wewewedxfgdf · · 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. brokensegue · · focus · HN ↗
      We could hit the entire planet with nukes. Yeah maybe <1% would survive immediately, but who knows about long term. I think that's close enough.
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