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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by MSFT_Edging on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:00PM (#36540391)
>A lot of the AI doomerism comes from folks who do not understand the real complexities in making systems which really can function in a fully autonomous way

IMO the doomerism from what I see isn't skynet esque worries, but the usage of AI in really dumb ways. Ways such as inundating the internet with AI generated spam ie blogs, articles, art, music, fake forum interaction, etc.

The smartest people are busy making AI work for us, the idiots are ruining everything for everyone else.

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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by BSEdlMMldESB on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:14PM (#36540619)
> Ways such as inundating the internet with AI generated spam ie blogs, articles, art, music, fake forum interaction, etc.

I think we're well past that...

what I worry is about "interacting" online with bots designed to keep you busy and distracted

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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by staplers on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:12PM (#36540594) 

  the usage of AI in really dumb ways
People in positions of power (ie. law enforcement) automating tasks like suspect generation, surveillance, ticket creation, etc is a much more sinister reality.

We're talking about a civilian-hostile org using corruptible AI (via training) to enforce some of the murkiest grey areas of society.

This stuff is already happening on the fringe and could become commonplace soon.

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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by ninechars on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:48PM (#36541137)
This is my dystopian prediction of choice, too. Automatic categorisation of Good and Bad people would be (will be, already is) every authoritarian ruler's dream. We'll do it to ourselves long before "the machines take over".
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Re:The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI by MSFT_Edging on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:21PM (#36551754)
While it could get worse, authority over reach isn't new. People ignore the historical and current events now, ie the MOVE bombings or the execution of a protestor at the Atlanta Cop City site.

Hell this just happened: https://kolektiva.social/@admin/110637031574056150

All this isn't to write off the use of tech by bad state actors, but more a frustrated sigh, as law enforcement doesn't need AI to do all this, its happening already and no one cares.

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