4 ms·
An evil actor could do those things, but they don’t because smart people work really hard to build systems that make doing those things more difficult and/or wi
by 39896880 2y ago
An evil actor could do those things, but they don’t because smart people work really hard to build systems that make doing those things more difficult and/or with dire consequences to the potential actors. Shrugging at the AI threat reminds me of “I felt better so I stopped taking the medication.”
- moralestapia 2y ago>smart people work really hard ... Nah, you'll be surprised at how dumb things in the real world could be; like, the nuclear briefcase password is probably 0000-0000. Punishment and retaliation is what deters most people from going rogue. Note that by retaliation I do not mean "fear of retaliation", I mean the actual consequences that come to you from FAFO in the real world.
- radicaldreamer 2y agoThe codes to launch the nukes was literally just zeroes until 1977. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_action_link#:~:text=According%20to%20nuclear%20safety%20expert,all%20missile%20launch%20control%20centers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissive_action_link#:~:text....