Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds

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BuckGalaxy — 4/20/2023 9:51:09 AM (archived)

One can say a lot about Oppenheimer's motivations to make the atomic bomb, but they weren't based in bottomless greed. Patriotism? Nationalism? Desire to end a war that was unimaginably destructive? The race to beat the Nazis? But here was an invention that could indeed cause so much evil, especially in our age of proliferation.

I don't put AI in that category but of course there is a risk it could end up being equally dangerous or worse! But the creators of AI believe in the good they are doing for the world. AI could cure cancer, solve the puzzles of aging, make discoveries missed from old space exploration data, create a friggen warp drive! Or it could turn against humanity and destroy us all.

But the motivation of the creators is not exclusively wealth. Maybe for the investors it is first and foremost about profit, but not the creators. Consider this: the companies and scientists, and yes even the investors, who developed successful treatments for AIDS may have become wealthy but I betting they all feel pretty good about themselves for saving so many lives too. I suspect the people developing and investing in AI are in the same ballpark.

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AI, Dios Mío! - ER - 4/16/2023 5:07:34 PM
- Should I move this to Flame? - podrock - 4/22/2023 5:11:22 PM
- Would you trust yourself to build an ethical AI? - BuckGalaxy - 4/18/2023 6:10:32 PM
  - Of course not. - ER - 4/19/2023 2:31:22 PM
    - And, it just occurred to me... - ER - 4/19/2023 3:02:34 PM
      - I agree with everything you just said, except... - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2023 11:30:33 PM
        
        I agree with everything you just said, except... - ER - 4/20/2023 2:20:21 AM
        
        Reflexive need - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 10:15:44 AM
        
        So much right and so much wrong - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 4:13:29 AM
        
        A zero sum-game. - ER - 4/20/2023 2:13:38 PM
        
        You've got it backwards - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 6:24:58 PM
        
        New Maps of Hell - ER - 4/20/2023 1:49:54 PM
        
        Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 9:51:09 AM
        
        Its not the "creators" I mistrust. - ER - 4/20/2023 2:03:57 PM
        
        What you always seem to miss - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 6:32:48 PM
        
        If I need a lawyer, I'll hire one in a heartbeat. - ER - 4/20/2023 7:20:03 PM
        
        Slimy Lawyers - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2023 11:33:13 PM
        
        Yeah, some are nice guys. - ER - 4/21/2023 1:30:53 AM
        
        A noticeable omission - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 2:03:19 AM
        
        No, I made an edit while you were typing.l - ER - 4/21/2023 2:52:34 AM
        
        An afterthought is better than none at all I suppose - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 3:20:34 AM
        
        As for the businessman, - ER - 4/21/2023 2:35:46 PM
        
        That kind of business owner is more common than you might think - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 7:29:35 PM
        
        I have no problem with the individual entrepreneur chasing a dream. - ER - 4/21/2023 8:00:15 PM
        
        Investment money doesn't just reward investors - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 9:46:25 PM
        
        Making dreams come true - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2023 9:57:58 PM
        
        Enough! - podrock - 4/21/2023 11:37:33 PM
        
        In my town - ER - 4/22/2023 3:43:55 AM
        
        Wow talk about "sliding off the edge"!! - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 4:01:25 AM
        
        Meltdown? - podrock - 4/22/2023 2:01:41 PM
        
        And the bees made honey in the lion's head. - ER - 4/22/2023 4:45:15 AM
        
        I expected more from you guys - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 7:53:21 AM
        
        Wait a minute - podrock - 4/22/2023 4:00:48 PM
        
        Try to think somehitng for a minute - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 6:03:49 PM
        
        Shall we start a new thread? - podrock - 4/22/2023 7:07:45 PM
        
        You're the one having trouble focusing - ER - 4/22/2023 3:51:17 PM
        
        Amateur psychology - BuckGalaxy - 4/22/2023 4:59:17 PM
- Dying Inside - ER - 4/17/2023 1:01:35 AM
  - I would probably fail a Turing test. - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:00:47 AM
    - Something else, though, - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:37:20 AM
    - You don't need high tech to create a benign tyranny. - ER - 4/18/2023 3:31:44 AM
      - The gilded cage? - podrock - 4/18/2023 3:52:06 AM

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