This summer, Elon Musk spoke to the National Governors Association and told them that “AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.”
And here I was going to suggest that billionaires, unbridled mega-corporations were the fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.
Musk gave an example of an artificial intelligence that’s given the task of picking strawberries.
Also odd since it's more likely that a corporation, in the name of maximizing profits, would make decisions that threaten humanity. We can start with Bhopal, India. If you find fault with that example I am sure there are plenty of others, some probably a good deal more subtle, that others can suggest.
You don't have to imagine. Both the corporations and USG have been doing that for the last decade at the very least. If you want to test this, try posting anything controversial (AKA not 100% in line with the neoliberal agenda) in the YT comments section. Gone within seconds. Those aren't human moderators.
And here I was going to suggest that billionaires, unbridled mega-corporations were the fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.
Depending on the measure [0], it's possible that the richest billionaires and least-bridled corporations are both well in the past. Human civilization survived, and will continue to survive.
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And here I was going to suggest that billionaires, unbridled mega-corporations were the fundamental risk to the existence of human civilization.
Also odd since it's more likely that a corporation, in the name of maximizing profits, would make decisions that threaten humanity. We can start with Bhopal, India. If you find fault with that example I am sure there are plenty of others, some probably a good deal more subtle, that others can suggest.
Me, not worried at all about AI.
Now imagine AI in the hands of a corporation building murderbots and propaganda bots.
You don't have to imagine. Both the corporations and USG have been doing that for the last decade at the very least. If you want to test this, try posting anything controversial (AKA not 100% in line with the neoliberal agenda) in the YT comments section. Gone within seconds. Those aren't human moderators.
Depending on the measure [0], it's possible that the richest billionaires and least-bridled corporations are both well in the past. Human civilization survived, and will continue to survive.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_Americans_in_h...