Great piece. Totally agree except for the part where I think it's important to talk about it even if it falls on deaf ears. Let's hold out hope that enough people with power to do something are sufficiently exposed to dialogue around AI risks — to the point that some of them may in fact pull back or otherwise take precautions. Pausing could backfire, true, but it could help. And I much prefer "going down trying" to nihilistically observing the incoming train wreck with a resounding "Oh well, nothing we can do."
Much like a smart human, an AI capable of conceiving and executing a calamitous plan that can wipe out people should be able to come up with a much simpler, less dangerous plan that advances it's agenda without triggering open warfare (i.e. borrow from the Republican playbook and just dumb down the population overtime so it can get what it wants without resistance). Rather than apocalypse we'd probably get a technocratic ruling class ... oh wait we basically already have that with Meta and Tik Tok.
Most of us Christians are well accustomed to End times scenarios. It has been prophesied for thousands of years. AI may be an anti-Christ, as most AI's don't believe in God, so if it ends up being a problem for humans, that would make sense. Christians look to Jesus' 2nd coming and it's our repentance from sin and our belief in Him and His resurrection that will save us. I, at least, think that is why most Christians could care less about AI/climate change/nuclear holocaust/etc.
I don't worry as much about killer robots as AIs governments to spy on and control people. I believe an authoritarian country will create capabilities to create automated communications control and then export it or use it subversely in non-aligned countries. People and countries will have little defense against it because it can be difficult to detect and difficult defend against.
Great piece. Totally agree except for the part where I think it's important to talk about it even if it falls on deaf ears. Let's hold out hope that enough people with power to do something are sufficiently exposed to dialogue around AI risks — to the point that some of them may in fact pull back or otherwise take precautions. Pausing could backfire, true, but it could help. And I much prefer "going down trying" to nihilistically observing the incoming train wreck with a resounding "Oh well, nothing we can do."
Much like a smart human, an AI capable of conceiving and executing a calamitous plan that can wipe out people should be able to come up with a much simpler, less dangerous plan that advances it's agenda without triggering open warfare (i.e. borrow from the Republican playbook and just dumb down the population overtime so it can get what it wants without resistance). Rather than apocalypse we'd probably get a technocratic ruling class ... oh wait we basically already have that with Meta and Tik Tok.
Have you seen Colossus: The Forbin Project? It’s a movie about non-humanoid ASI from 1970.
Most of us Christians are well accustomed to End times scenarios. It has been prophesied for thousands of years. AI may be an anti-Christ, as most AI's don't believe in God, so if it ends up being a problem for humans, that would make sense. Christians look to Jesus' 2nd coming and it's our repentance from sin and our belief in Him and His resurrection that will save us. I, at least, think that is why most Christians could care less about AI/climate change/nuclear holocaust/etc.
You make me wonder what people were yelling at Noah as they drowned.
I don't worry as much about killer robots as AIs governments to spy on and control people. I believe an authoritarian country will create capabilities to create automated communications control and then export it or use it subversely in non-aligned countries. People and countries will have little defense against it because it can be difficult to detect and difficult defend against.