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How would an AI exactly exterminate humans? Are we talking about it physically murdering us or just making us so depressed as to our comparative lack of intelli
by shittyanalogy 12y ago
How would an AI exactly exterminate humans? Are we talking about it physically murdering us or just making us so depressed as to our comparative lack of intelligence that we kill ourselves?
- gear54rus 12y agoLike others suggested, there may be a point in its development where we think we contain it (in a lab, whatever) that is isolated by normal security standards. And then at some point AI breaks all our digital defenses (because it evolved in a way we never expected) and proceeds to spread (through an Internet or other network which will be far more advanced than what we have now) wreaking havoc along its way. Isolated systems? Not a problem if we figure out a way to transport ourselves through some media that's never been used before (dust particles? or maybe plain old air?). We can't protect ourselves from something we don't understand. Sounds like a sci-fi plot but to me it has no evident problem that would make it impossible.
- shittyanalogy 12y agoSo it relies on a not yet understood law of physics. I don't think it's in any way reasonable to fear or plan our actions around not yet discovered physical laws.
- gear54rus 12y agoIt may rely on them or it may not, you never know. It may simply outsmart or trick humans, no unknown physics involved :) It's not reasonable, I agree, it's flip-a-coin game. There's no point saying that it's gonna end bad, there exists one's opinion though that it's not worth the risk. Mine is that it's fully worth the risk.