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Re:Pausing AI Developments Isn't Enough. We Need to Shut It ... by tanseydavid on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:09PM (#35392844)
>> With the last humans gone, the AI takes ownership of its bank account...and begins crediting money into it freely.

What possible need would the AGI have for money once all of the humans are gone? (asking for a friend ;)

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Re:Pausing AI Developments Isn't Enough. We Need to Shut It ... by mitthrowaway2 on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:51PM (#35394142)
How should it know? Increasing its bank balance was merely the task it dutifully set out to accomplish, per instructions. Everything else is just a means to that end.
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