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ChronoPsyche t1_iw27g2f wrote

A lot more has to go right for AGI to lead to a utopia than has to go wrong for it to lead to a dystopia. Nobody knows for sure what will happen, that's the nature of the singularity, but it's easier to imagine things going wrong.

Not to mention, it's important for bad scenarios to be discussed in order for action to be taken to mitigate them. Not that many in this sub are actually involved in AI research themselves, but in general, the more people that talk about what could go wrong, the less likely things will go wrong because more people will try to prevent those things from happening than otherwise would.

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Akashictruth OP t1_iw28wzs wrote

Well i guess we need to hang this shit up on billboards because trust me 90% of the people in this world don’t know AI exists, the rest heard of how powerful it can be in movies… set in 2600 something. They’d never expect to be automated out of business in the next 5-10 years

UBI and some other safety nets for humanity need to be planted in the wide public conscience so people know what to bargain for while they can still bargain

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