Re:We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI
by ben_w on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:24PM
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> No one serious is worried about sentience.
Eh.
Not for that reason, but I am seriously worried about sentience.
As you say, it doesn't matter if it has a feeling about whatever harm it might cause.
It does matter (at least to me) if we create one that has the capacity to suffer and is then caused to.
That said:
> We still aren't that close to something dangerous
ICBM early warning radars. Not just Stanislav Petrov; there's also the Thule incident where somebody forgot that the Moon doesn't have an IFF transponder.
Eh.
Not for that reason, but I am seriously worried about sentience.
As you say, it doesn't matter if it has a feeling about whatever harm it might cause.
It does matter (at least to me) if we create one that has the capacity to suffer and is then caused to.
That said:
> We still aren't that close to something dangerous
ICBM early warning radars. Not just Stanislav Petrov; there's also the Thule incident where somebody forgot that the Moon doesn't have an IFF transponder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Site_J
AI doesn't need to be at any particular quality to kill, it only needs to be incorrect and in use.