After OpenAI's blowup, it seems pretty clear that 'AI safety' isn't a real thing

Re:After OpenAI's blowup, it seems pretty clear that 'AI saf... by fl7305 on Thursday November 23, 2023 @06:08PM (#38398768)

> Cripple enough infrastructure and humanity is going to be starving to death within weeks.

Just the threat of a malicious AGI that people take seriously enough would cause ourselves to pull the plug on the Internet and all computers until they can be disinfected and new filters put in place.

It doesn't matter if the AGI is capable of actually inflicting damage or not.

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Re:After OpenAI's blowup, it seems pretty clear that 'AI saf... by reverius42 on Friday November 24, 2023 @01:45AM (#38401218)

We couldn’t even do coordinated lockdowns for a few weeks to prevent millions of Covid deaths, and you think we’ll have a coordinated cessation of computer and internet use?

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Re:After OpenAI's blowup, it seems pretty clear that 'AI saf... by fl7305 on Friday November 24, 2023 @02:57AM (#38401572)

I live in Europe.

Germany, France and other large countries became virtual ghost towns overnight as it became illegal to leave your home for other than critical errands.

Wasn't it the same in big parts of the US? I remember seeing videos of a helicopter flying over LA without cars or people out on the streets.

But sure, the whole world wouldn't coordinate to shut down.

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