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Comment Re:How specifically could AI kill all humans? (Score 3, Insightful) 59

It would convince people to elect an orange-haired tyrant who starts a thermonuclear war to avoid being outed as an Epstein accomplice. That makes me wonder, has AI already taken control of our country???

I don't think AI is responsible for Trump being president. The shocking-though-not-surprising election of somebody like Trump, as well as the dysfunction which allowed it to happen, have been predictable and predicted by many of us for a long time. Trump or something like him has been on the bingo card at least since 9-11, and arguably even farther back.

I'm less worried about Artificial Intelligence than I am about the Artificial Humanity evidenced by Thiel, Musk, Yarvin, Karp, Andreessen, and the rest of that lot. Those whack jobs need to be pushing up daisies.

Comment Re:No protection for them. (Score 2) 59

Every time humanity invents a tool that fundamentally changes how we live, a wave of panic follows. When writing was invented Socrates warned it would ruin our memories. When the printing press arrived, critics claimed that an overload of books would make people foolish and immoral. steam trains were feared, with experts claiming that traveling at the high speed of 30 miles per hour would cause the human body to disintegrate or drive passengers insane. In every case, these technologies did not destroy us; they simply became normal parts of daily life. Todays fears about AI are being heavily pushed by the tech companies themselves, but for a very different reason. By keeping everyone focused on sci-fi scenarios about killer robots ending the world, these corporations divert attention from immediate & real-world lawsuits. They are actively lobbying governments for protection against copyright theft claims and suing for immunity when their systems cause real world harm. Calling for strict safety regulations allows them to create a "regulatory moat", making it too expensive and legally risky for smaller competitors or open-source projects to survive, while keeping the big players legally protected.

I don't entirely agree with you, but you make some good points and it's an interesting take. I'm not sure why you were modded into the sub-basement - maybe you touched a nerve somehow.

Comment Re:I'm still wondering (Score 2) 120

People ranted about the Epstein files during the Biden administration, now politically opposite people are ranting about the Epstein files during the trump administration.

False. People on both sides ranted about the Epstein files during the Biden administration, now maggots have gotten suspiciously quiet, even the ones who haven't obviously suffered massive brain damage and have to be wheeled around making taxidermy turtle faces.

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