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points by codingdave 1 day ago | 0 comments
The author should read more recent commentary on this topic. There are absolutely specific scenarios and timelines that outline why people think AI could remove humanity from existence. Whether or not you buy that those scenarios are plausible is a great discussion point, but ranting that nobody has any idea of what they might be is simply incorrect.
[–] santoshalper 1 day ago
Genuinely curious, what would you recommend someone read on this? I have not been able to find anything that seems credible, but I am open learning.
[–] Litost 1 day ago
Not an expert on this by any means, but this might be one via MIT's Max Tegmark Life 3.0 book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLcrvMfHUJM

And some Zak Stein covers some interesting points in these, not least the increasing risk of kids becoming more emotionally attached to their friendly always on AI than their parents:

https://shows.acast.com/wild-with-sarah-wilson/episodes/zak-...

https://jimrutt.substack.com/p/ep62-zak-stein-on-education-t...