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Why is it different now, though? People have been lying, manipulating, watching, and killing each other since forever. What is it about abuses of AI that makes
by Retra 8y ago
Why is it different now, though? People have been lying, manipulating, watching, and killing each other since forever. What is it about abuses of AI that makes it so unmanageable compared to all the other evils that humans manage?
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- JoshCole 8y agoI'm not saying it is different than other evils we manage. Caution isn't a new thing for managing evils. Prudence was recommended even farther back than Proverbs, I'm sure. And, as an example of a technology with less inherent danger, we exercise an abundance of caution in the field of nuclear weapons/chemical weapons, to the point of military attacks to prevent their development.
- carapace 8y agoSpeed and scale. Also differential in rate of roll-out. "The future's already here, it's just not evenly distributed." ~W. Gibson Old people are already being attacked by automated systems they cannot understand. It will happen to you sooner or later. It may have already happened and you didn't notice.