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Yep, humans are subject to it too: it's quite a struggle to read and process text without getting affected by its message either emotionally or intellectually.
by Joker_vD 4y ago
Yep, humans are subject to it too: it's quite a struggle to read and process text without getting affected by its message either emotionally or intellectually. And apparently some philosophers of mind believe this nigh-unbreakable feedback loop is crucial for consciousness's existence.
- danielheath 4y agoThe difference is humans are _relatively_ well-placed to understand whether a given action is in their own interests.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoAnd we can only screw ourselves so fast - AI can really up the rate at which we compromise our personal information.
- cubefox 4y agoThis is in fact a major problem with superhuman AI. Say in some years we have such a system, and for security reasons it can only talk to us and nothing else, it seems that it could just convince us to unbox it. Like an adult who could convince a child to things which are not in its best interest. See Yudkowsky's "AI box experiment": https://www.yudkowsky.net/singularity/aibox https://www.yudkowsky.net/singularity/aibox