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I question whether such a thing as superhuman charisma exists. Or if it exists, whether it can be used over chat without access to body language and human empat
by strken 1y ago
I question whether such a thing as superhuman charisma exists. Or if it exists, whether it can be used over chat without access to body language and human empathy, against someone who refuses to engage from the outset, and without side channels for gaining information about the human.
I get that not pressing the big red button might be a problem for people who think Roko's Basilisk is an actual threat and have a culture of considering seemingly absurd ideas, but I question whether it's a problem for everyone else.
- jrowen 1y agoI think the biggest issue with the thought experiment is that there's never going to be one person sitting there that can press a button that irreversibly dooms humanity. There's never even an attempt at a logical sequence of events that leads from the moment of that breach to our complete doom. It's not inconceivable but I feel like these fears need to be grounded in a plausible "here's how it could actually happen." What prevents the combined abilities of the human race from shutting it down? AI isn't magic, it is still confined to the pretty fragile and narrow bounds of digital technology.