I don't think it's an either/or situation - it's us (the social networks) creating the AI ("the algorithm") that, in the pursuit of greater "user engagement" (=making more money), exploits and amplifies our most basic primate instincts (fear, hatred etc.) and may lead to our doom if unchecked...
It's not (going to be) as blatant and obvious as popular media are portraying either. The robot overlords won't be tentacled red-glowy-eyed things, but friendly helpers.
And it won't be sudden. People will be eased into it over time. And not even that much time; we went from nothing to basically having one or more permanent on tracking devices on ourselves at all time within just a decade or two, and we freely give permission for companies to track us because they (say they) offer convenience in return.
It's not an oppressive regime, it's companies. Which funnel money to the regime so they get a free pass on doing whatever they like.
Someone asked me what the AI takeover will look like, and I said, one night you will go to sleep and we will control the computers and then you will wake up and the computers will be in charge, and you will not be able to tell.
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I don't think it's an either/or situation - it's us (the social networks) creating the AI ("the algorithm") that, in the pursuit of greater "user engagement" (=making more money), exploits and amplifies our most basic primate instincts (fear, hatred etc.) and may lead to our doom if unchecked...
It's not (going to be) as blatant and obvious as popular media are portraying either. The robot overlords won't be tentacled red-glowy-eyed things, but friendly helpers.
And it won't be sudden. People will be eased into it over time. And not even that much time; we went from nothing to basically having one or more permanent on tracking devices on ourselves at all time within just a decade or two, and we freely give permission for companies to track us because they (say they) offer convenience in return.
It's not an oppressive regime, it's companies. Which funnel money to the regime so they get a free pass on doing whatever they like.
Someone asked me what the AI takeover will look like, and I said, one night you will go to sleep and we will control the computers and then you will wake up and the computers will be in charge, and you will not be able to tell.
Here is a longer version of that:
https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/AyNHoTWWAJ5eb99ji/anoth...