Re:The Scariest, Most Boring Armageddon
by jamii on Sunday January 31, 2016 @12:49PM
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You're right that the interesting question is how to make a friendly intelligence, but all the groups who are trying to draw attention to that problem are running into the wall of doubt about capability.
The OP said:
> I'm not sure I understand how exactly a human-equivalent AGI would be more dangerous than an actual human.
Since an actual human might be out to get me already the question is not motives but capability - should I fear evil AIs more than I fear evil humans? Or an evil human with a friendly leashed AI?
The argument typically revolves around whether or not AI would self-improve and lead to runaway intelligence, but I think that that's a distraction - there are plenty of other ways AI could be dangerous that are easier to persuade people with without running into the that-sounds-like-scifi filter.
The OP said:
> I'm not sure I understand how exactly a human-equivalent AGI would be more dangerous than an actual human.
Since an actual human might be out to get me already the question is not motives but capability - should I fear evil AIs more than I fear evil humans? Or an evil human with a friendly leashed AI?
The argument typically revolves around whether or not AI would self-improve and lead to runaway intelligence, but I think that that's a distraction - there are plenty of other ways AI could be dangerous that are easier to persuade people with without running into the that-sounds-like-scifi filter.