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The early groups that had gunpowder used that power to inflict a lot of harm on groups who didn't. Same with many other technologies, and I expect AI will be th
by rurp 4y ago
The early groups that had gunpowder used that power to inflict a lot of harm on groups who didn't. Same with many other technologies, and I expect AI will be the same. Except that unlike gunpowder, which was often controlled at the nation-state level, successful AI will largely be controlled by a handful of billionaires.
- glitchc 4y agoExactly my point. I was trying to illustrate for the OP's benefit that this is not the first time in human history that game-changing tech was invented. Gunpowder was controlled by kings for the longest time. No different from modern billionaires or oligarchs, heck monarchs had greater control and inflicted extensive misery. But despite all that, despite the control, the misery and the harm, do you seriously consider that we should not have invented gunpowder?