points by kragen 1 day ago | 0 comments
That's plausible, although I don't think it's actually correct. But there's a pretty extensive set of AI luminaries who are concerned who can't be dismissed so easily.
[–] N7lo4nl34akaoSN 1 day ago
Spreading fear of an awesome power whose true danger is unproven is Religion 101.
[–] BoxOfRain 22 hours ago
Also scamming 101 for that matter, you want your mark to feel an immediate threat of overwhelmingly negative consequences so they'll buy whatever you're selling to prevent it. Silicon Valley directly makes tens of billions of USD literally serving scams to the public already, so I think it's fair to take most claims of doom with a pinch of salt.
[–] kragen 11 hours ago
It's also probably the correct approach to take with an awesome power whose true danger is unproven.
Any time it seems to you that there are more people on the side of an issue that you happen to be on yourself, a good rule of thumb is to assume confirmation bias.