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> We've survived nukes for almost 80 years, we proved we can survive such things We survived nukes because they were heavily controlled and their spread contai
by Sol- 4y ago
> We've survived nukes for almost 80 years, we proved we can survive such things
We survived nukes because they were heavily controlled and their spread contained, no? How is that an argument that containment and regulation wouldn't work, given that nuclear energy (and weapons) are perhaps the most heavily regulated and controlled technology on earth?
- detrites 4y agoWe survived nukes because everyone was acutely aware of the dangers, and of how and where they were being developed and proliferated. The resultant public backlash is what caused controls to be implemented in this case. It's a fair comparison as I made it, in terms of showing how we handle destructive power, but as nuclear weapons are only destructive, and AI has a huge number of potential benefits, it's unfair to assign a greater equivalence.
- alright_scowl 4y ago> We survived nukes because they were heavily controlled and their spread contained Much to the opposite. We survived nukes because many countries have them. If only one country had them, I presume it would be a lot more trigger happy, knowing its opponents wouldn't retaliate.