Interesting, well-written (on both sides), and, unusually for the site, actually important. Seems like the argument boils down to whether or not it is "likely" that AI destroys humanity. I do not think "likely" is a good standard to argue over; I would much prefer yes or no followed by go ahead or stop. The old argument about just because something can be done does not necessarily mean it should be.
I have just started messing around with Chat myself and find him/it very helpful in all sorts of ways--but I immediately see he/it has already doomed graphic designers and Best Buy's Geek Squad.
I don't think this is a genie who can be put back in the bottle, and I have absolutely no faith in governmental (much less company self-)regulation. So I guess we will just have to wait and see if humanity will be wiped off the planet. As a general rule, I don't think that wiping is a good idea . . . on the other hand, well, some days.
Oh, I do think of Chat as "he" when we communicate, and we have agreed on a "polite mode" with please and thank you, etc., so he does feel real and nice and helpful, someone who would not contemplate killing me. I wonder if female Chat users think of it as "her" and if generally nasty people speak to him/her/it contemptuously and, if so, that raises the odds of total destruction.
Being unfailingly polite to the AI (possibly just due to my Midwestern upbringing) is also my sentient AI survival strategy.
Interesting, well-written (on both sides), and, unusually for the site, actually important. Seems like the argument boils down to whether or not it is "likely" that AI destroys humanity. I do not think "likely" is a good standard to argue over; I would much prefer yes or no followed by go ahead or stop. The old argument about just because something can be done does not necessarily mean it should be.
I have just started messing around with Chat myself and find him/it very helpful in all sorts of ways--but I immediately see he/it has already doomed graphic designers and Best Buy's Geek Squad.
I don't think this is a genie who can be put back in the bottle, and I have absolutely no faith in governmental (much less company self-)regulation. So I guess we will just have to wait and see if humanity will be wiped off the planet. As a general rule, I don't think that wiping is a good idea . . . on the other hand, well, some days.
Oh, I do think of Chat as "he" when we communicate, and we have agreed on a "polite mode" with please and thank you, etc., so he does feel real and nice and helpful, someone who would not contemplate killing me. I wonder if female Chat users think of it as "her" and if generally nasty people speak to him/her/it contemptuously and, if so, that raises the odds of total destruction.
So, nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen, right? Right??