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I think Musk is taking the supervillan jokes a little too seriously. "AI", even though it has produced a number of useful and probably-useful techniques, still

I think Musk is taking the supervillan jokes a little too seriously. "AI", even though it has produced a number of useful and probably-useful techniques, still has yet to demonstrate anything near enough to intelligence to be dangerous of its own decision. And it's not even close. It's still all parlor tricks or narrow domain-specific applications. If any AI product is dangerous, it'll be because it's not good enough, or its limitations aren't well known, or because it's been poorly used or built or is otherwise buggy... like any other piece of software.

dogma1138 9y ago
That doesn't mean we shouldn't have controls in place to regulate it. The biggest "danger" in regards to AI is that people often wrongly assume that any significant level of human like intelligence is required, beyond that they also wrongly assume that we would be even able to recognize if it does reach a level of intelligence that poses a risk. One of the most common thought experiments is a basic optimizer that goes out of control. This "AI" doesn't need to be intelligent it just needs to have sufficient agency in the real world and basic problem solving capabilities. In fact a stupid AI with excessive agency arguably scares me more than a rogue Cortana. If only because the latter can be negotiated with while the former could launch a nuclear strike against every population center except 3 because it thinks it's the best way for American Idol to beat Big Brother in ratings.