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Absolutely fantastic, well done! I wish I encountered more scifi like this on HN or elsewhere. If anyone has any good general resource or reading recommendation

by pkdpic 2y ago

Absolutely fantastic, well done! I wish I encountered more scifi like this on HN or elsewhere. If anyone has any good general resource or reading recommendations please share them!

A_D_E_P_T 2y ago
You'd probably like qntm: https://qntm.org/fiction https://qntm.org/fiction
mofeien 2y ago
For another, more detailed take on the same topic, but with a more competent "villain", check this out: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFJ2LFogYqzfGB3uX/how-ai-takeover-might-happen-in-2-years https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFJ2LFogYqzfGB3uX/how-ai-tak...
- adriand 2y ago
  That was extremely long and I skimmed the second half (the “post breakout” portion) but the first half was very well done, and did not strike me as implausible.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  Alignment gone wrong is a pretty plausible issue. I think the scary thing is a situation in which the AI also misrepresents its abilities. Turning off the 10x human capability AI is pretty much a given. Turning off the 10x human AI that pretends to be 0.5x, not so much.
rriley 2y ago
You might enjoy Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future by Marshall Brain. It’s a thought-provoking short novel that explores a world where AI-driven automation starts as a micromanagement tool but evolves into an all-encompassing system of control, eerily resembling a real-world Skynet, just more corporate. It also presents an alternative vision where AI is used for human liberation instead of enslavement. Well worth the read if you're into near-future sci-fi with deep societal implications!
DamnInteresting 2y ago
I quite liked The Egg by Andy Weir (author of The Martian): https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html Edit: I guess it's not exactly sci-fi, but it's adjacent.
Aeolun 2y ago
I enjoyed Daemon. It’s a bit more in the pop fic category, but entertaining. I’m surprised to find it was written in 2006. Seems oddly precient with Teslas roaming around everywhere now.

by pkdpic 2y ago

Absolutely fantastic, well done! I wish I encountered more scifi like this on HN or elsewhere. If anyone has any good general resource or reading recommendations please share them!

A_D_E_P_T 2y ago

You'd probably like qntm: https://qntm.org/fiction https://qntm.org/fiction

mofeien 2y ago

For another, more detailed take on the same topic, but with a more competent "villain", check this out: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFJ2LFogYqzfGB3uX/how-ai-takeover-might-happen-in-2-years https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KFJ2LFogYqzfGB3uX/how-ai-tak...

adriand 2y ago
That was extremely long and I skimmed the second half (the “post breakout” portion) but the first half was very well done, and did not strike me as implausible.
Aeolun 2y ago
Alignment gone wrong is a pretty plausible issue. I think the scary thing is a situation in which the AI also misrepresents its abilities. Turning off the 10x human capability AI is pretty much a given. Turning off the 10x human AI that pretends to be 0.5x, not so much.

rriley 2y ago

You might enjoy Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future by Marshall Brain. It’s a thought-provoking short novel that explores a world where AI-driven automation starts as a micromanagement tool but evolves into an all-encompassing system of control, eerily resembling a real-world Skynet, just more corporate. It also presents an alternative vision where AI is used for human liberation instead of enslavement. Well worth the read if you're into near-future sci-fi with deep societal implications!

DamnInteresting 2y ago

I quite liked The Egg by Andy Weir (author of The Martian): https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html Edit: I guess it's not exactly sci-fi, but it's adjacent.

Aeolun 2y ago

I enjoyed Daemon. It’s a bit more in the pop fic category, but entertaining. I’m surprised to find it was written in 2006. Seems oddly precient with Teslas roaming around everywhere now.