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Google Brain cofounder says Big Tech companies are lying about the risks of AI wiping out humanity because they want to dominate the market (finance.yahoo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious to c/technology
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  • Big Tech is lying about some AI risks to shut down competition, a Google Brain cofounder has said.
  • Andrew Ng told The Australian Financial Review that tech leaders hoped to trigger strict regulation.
  • Some large tech companies didn't want to compete with open source, he added.
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[–] jarfil 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They went a bit too far with the argument... the AI doesn't need to become self-aware, just exceptionally efficient at eradicating "the enemy"... just let it loose from all sides all at once, and nobody will survive.

How many people are there in the world, who aren't considered an "enemy" by at least someone else?

[–] Salamendacious 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're scared of skynet light?

[–] jarfil 2 points 1 year ago

"Scared" is a strong word... more like "curious", to see how it goes. I'm mostly waiting for the "autonomous rifle dog fails" videos, hoping to not be part of them.

[–] TwilightVulpine 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if human military leaders are stupid enough to give AI free and unlimited access to weaponry, rather than just using it as an advisory tool and making the calls themselves.

[–] jarfil 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Part of the reason of "adding AI" to everything, "dumb AI", is to reduce reaction times and increase ~~obedience~~ mission completion rates. Meaning, to cut the human out of the loop.

It's being sold as a "smart" move.