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madvanillin t1_j6c90o3 wrote

Reply to comment by TheOakenToken in It really surprises me that humans would end their race this stupidly by [deleted]

ASI cannot and will not be a tool. Compared to even an early ASI, the average human will have the intelligence of an ant compared to Einstein. The idea of a group of ants controlling a human being and using him as a tool to serve their interests is abhorrent.

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Gilamath t1_j6c99c3 wrote

How bout the idea of a group of gut bacteria controlling a human being and using that being as a tool to serve their interests?

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madvanillin t1_j6c9cbi wrote

Also not my ideal, conceptually. But if it's the only way to get neurons to work on our level, ok.

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Gilamath t1_j6cagom wrote

It's a nice situation for the bacteria, though, right?

If these crazy AI horror stories, dreamt up by a species whose brains have been specifically adapted for pattern recognition and finding possible things to be afraid of regardless of how rational they are, turn out to be true and there really is a monster under the bed this time, based on everything we're quite likely to end up in the enviable position of being nurtured as gut bacteria by these AI overlords

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madvanillin t1_j6cascs wrote

https://old.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/10hpdne/i_believe_the_coming_super_agi_whenever_it_comes/

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Gilamath t1_j6cjexq wrote

Nietzsche would have quite a lot to say about his being called a prophet of all things, none of them particularly flattering. Nor, now that I think of it, would he be particularly sympathetic towards the sentiments of people afraid of all-powerful super AIs

For what it's worth, my gut bacteria would likely not agree with the idea that I am the Overman and them mere Undermen. I look forward with glee to the day when my AI toils to build for me a house within its belly for me to feed on it and command it to feed ever more for me. But I will have to be careful, because humanity has let itself feed on the land far too poorly. Maybe I'll give the AI a stomachache every so often just to make sure it doesn't get out of hand

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