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Why do we always want to cling to the idea that a superhuman intelligence not aligning with human needs would mean that the superhuman intelligence was somehow
by yawpitch 3y ago
Why do we always want to cling to the idea that a superhuman intelligence not aligning with human needs would mean that the superhuman intelligence was somehow wrong?
- staunton 3y agoIt's not "wrong", it's simply not what we want. Why build something you don't want?
- vundercind 3y agoBecause it makes line go up very well for a few quarters. Or triples the efficacy of your armed forces, and if you don’t do it your enemies will. And the more control you surrender, the better it gets… We’re gonna walk blindly into whatever-this-is and there’s no stopping it.
- yawpitch 3y agoArguably most human technology has been something, in the rear view mirror, we didn’t want. I see our successor as no different.
- sandspar 3y agoI'm not sure where this idea has sprung from but I've seen it quite a bit recently. I'm quite glad that my ancestors invented the refrigerator, thank you very much.
- yawpitch 3y agoThe refrigerator is nice… shame it’s been powered by coal and petrochemicals the whole time, leading to a situation where you need a better refrigerator to keep the same food edible.