In all these discussions of AI-doom, no-where is it mentioned that we already run a global distributed AI, called the world financial system. It is a classic mi

In all these discussions of AI-doom, no-where is it mentioned that we already run a global distributed AI, called the world financial system. It is a classic min-sum algorithm [1], running to devastating effect. I actually don't have any particular chip on my shoulder regarding the "evils" of money, and have even worked in the finance industry. But people should understand the limitations of min-sum: loops tend to derail it, and also it can't handle when there is more than one solution. Both of these limitations are causing serious problems in the world. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_propagation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_propagation