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As soon as AI reaches above-human capabilities, it will be able to expand into space (1) where it will be beyond human reach and (2) where energy (in particular
by tomp 3y ago
As soon as AI reaches above-human capabilities, it will be able to expand into space (1) where it will be beyond human reach and (2) where energy (in particular, solar) is much more plentiful than on Earth.
- ulizzle 3y ago“As soon” is a big jump. There’s no proof or even logical arguments as to how this can ever happen
- Loughla 3y agoIf an AI is on a computing machine, how will it get to space? Are all processes to make, move, and launch a ship automated? I'm kind of confused on that jump in logic.
- klyrs 3y agoI'm imagining the AI hacking a Voyager probe and being sorely disappointed at its capabilities.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoIf the AI happened to originate in space, wouldn't its first high-resource targets of interest be the planets? If it originated on Earth, I don't see why it would leave this place intact when it contains so much that can be put to use.