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I've always wondered how much there really is to fear from AI, considering how ignorant I am of the inner workings. It reminds me of when people were worried ab
by codelikeawolf 3y ago
I've always wondered how much there really is to fear from AI, considering how ignorant I am of the inner workings. It reminds me of when people were worried about the Large Hadron Collider creating a black hole that would swallow the Earth when it was flipped on. I know enough about physics to know that was preposterous, but I remember having a hard time convincing people without the physics background of that.
- floxy 3y agoCan we agree that marketing, while currently crude, does have some effect? Some people are more swayed than others by bought-and-paid-for messages. But right now mass-marketing is pretty lowest-common-denominator. What happens when it gets cheap enough to dedicate one-humanish-intelligence 24/7 dedicated to learning about how to influence you to buy or vote. Monitoring what you look at online, where you go, people you frequently engage with, etc., and customizing/"fabricating" interesting "news" to consume, etc.. And then what happens when it is a trivial cost to put 1,000 human-intelligences working against you? Or maybe not you, but all of your neighbors or 25% of the citizens in your country?
- codelikeawolf 3y agoI absolutely agree. The implications of AI are much more concerning considering how accessible it is to everyone, especially bad actors. At least if a black hole appeared in the middle of the LHC, the collapse of society would be literal and rapid.