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This headline seems like it's trying to legitimize a trendy topic (Dangers of AI) by placing it alongside something that actually is legitimate (Climate change)
by reidjs 3y ago
This headline seems like it's trying to legitimize a trendy topic (Dangers of AI) by placing it alongside something that actually is legitimate (Climate change) to get eyes on it. Is there a term for this specific type of clickbait?
I know that by saying 'Godfather of AI' the writer is using the 'Appeal by Authority' debate method, but is there a term for comparing two unrelated topics to legitimize one?
- erehweb 3y agoTo me, clickbait means something that is not backed up by the article. But here the headline seems like an accurate and reasonable representation of the person's views. It's sensationalist, but that comes from him.
- ryanklee 3y agoI don't see anything wrong with rank ordering existential threats.
- behringer 3y ago[flagged]
- reidjs 3y agoAwesome! thank you
- fallingfrog 3y ago“Trendy” isn’t the word I would use, I would say “urgent”.
- johnfn 3y agoIt’s called a comparison! I don’t think they’re unrelated.
- flangola7 3y agoWhere did they say anything suggesting AI isn't a legitimate danger or that the two concepts are unrelated? AI is a just as legitimate and even more immediate existential risk as climate change (and I say this as climate change effects are having a growing impact on international politics right this minute.) Gobs of improved ChaosGPT Agents using GPT-5 (or an equivalent) will be running around in at most a few years, carrying out the "lol be an evil ai that wants to kill humans" prompt given to it by 4chan basement dwellers, with ever increasing success.