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its-octopeople t1_izh8lis wrote

Reply to comment by 4354574 in The technological singularity is happening (oc/opinion) by FrogsEverywhere

And then if such machines are given important decision making roles, as seems likely, what does that mean for us? We've ceded control of our civilisation to the results of a linear algebra problem. Maybe it doesn't even matter - if we can't tell it apart from a genuine conscious being then for practical purposes it is one - but it feels like it should matter. Maybe we already ceded control to institutions and this is all academic. I don't know. I don't know if I can really articulate my thoughts about this

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geroldf t1_izicsfy wrote

Proof is in the pudding. If AI can solve problems we are unable to solve ourselves then we have a net benefit.

Especially since man has created problems of such existential severity that our survival is at stake.

We really need more intelligence, artificial or not.

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dark_descendant t1_izk2ge1 wrote

The only intelligent thing to do to solve Humanities problem is to do away with Humanity. Problem solved.

/s

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OSIRISelUltimo t1_izk5n2z wrote

Look! AI is already telling us we need to be killed off! Burn the witch!

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