And yet, we invented nuclear weapons and yet we are all still here and fine.
I’m sure plenty of people thought the advent of nuclear weapons spelled doomsday not to dissimilar to how people think AI spells doomsday.
History only shows me that humans are adaptable and problem solving and have the perseverance to survive.
Is there a historical counter point?
Re:OK, it’s time to freak out about AI
by hackerlight on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:53PM
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Doomsday predictions will always be wrong in hindsight because if they were correct then you wouldn't be here to realize it. The near misses in the Cold War, where we almost accidentally got obliterated, show that the concern wasn't misplaced. If anything, the concern itself is the reason it didn't end badly.
On the eve of the Manhattan Project, was it irrational to be weary of nuclear weapons (to those physicists who could see it coming)? Something doesn't have to be a reality now to be concerning. When people express concern about AI, they're extrapolating 5-10 years in the future. They're not talking about now.