Leading tech minds sign open letter asking for a six-month pause on advanced AI development

[wiyosaya]

All you are doing is fear mongering with hypothetical. I operate in the state of reality. Hackers already steal identities.
I would go and argue the opposite of what you say, any reasonable logical human being would not be scared of terminators taking over the world because of AI. You living in Hollywood.
Technology keeps changing, imagine the folks who were screaming the same doom and gloom when the internet became a thing (I was there, I remember) or any other technological advancement.
You are not impressing anyone with your over aggressive hypothetical hollywood scenario posts.

News flash, AI has been here for a VERY LONG TIME. Its not new.

Au contraire! I think your reality is based on what you would like people to do with AI, not on what they are really doing with AI, and thus has no basis in reality at all.

Hollyweird bases their depiction on what AI, itself, does after becoming sentient. AI is, not, obviously, sentient, and it is highly doubtful that it will ever become sentient at least in our lifetimes and likely within a very long time after that. Hollyweird does not posit what humans do with AI. That's the problem, what humans are doing with AI (not all humans, mind you) and unfortunately, not all humans have the best interests of humanity in mind.

There are humans out there who could give a crap about anything other than themselves. And like other bad actors in the world, that is where the problem lies and is what stands a very good chance of turning AI to crap for the rest of us, IMO.

EDIT - I'm not out to impress anyone. Perhaps you should look within to find out who is trying to impress someone.

 

[lonetac]

Au contraire! I think your reality is based on what you would like people to do with AI, not on what they are really doing with AI, and thus has no basis in reality at all.

Hollyweird bases their depiction on what AI, itself, does after becoming sentient. AI is, not, obviously, sentient, and it is highly doubtful that it will ever become sentient at least in our lifetimes and likely within a very long time after that. Hollyweird does not posit what humans do with AI. That's the problem, what humans are doing with AI (not all humans, mind you) and unfortunately, not all humans have the best interests of humanity in mind.

There are humans out there who could give a crap about anything other than themselves. And like other bad actors in the world, that is where the problem lies and is what stands a very good chance of turning AI to crap for the rest of us, IMO.

EDIT - I'm not out to impress anyone. Perhaps you should look within to find out who is trying to impress someone.

Im not trying to impress anyone, you are trying to scare people.

I live in reality, you live in hollywood.
Everything has the potential to be used as a weapon at some point but your examples is literally trying to quote a movie, Babylon 5, cmon man, you cant ask people to take those things serious, its a movie.
No matter what technology or invention comes out it can be used for nefarious purposes like the internet, satalites, drones, etc. AI is no different for sure but you are already surrounded by AI.
AI could potentially cure cancer or solve the worlds problems but lets focus on what happened in hollywood.
im not dismissing the fact it can be used for bad, but thats anything. Even insulin is used to make people rich instead of helping people as it should so your point is rather moot (it does help people but could do so much more if it was affordable). Humans are selfish and if you live in the USA its profit at any cost so you bet it will be used to improve profits. But you are dismissing all the good it could do.
I invite you to come down to reality and not live in speculation. We could speculate anything.

 

[Skjorn]

No you shut up man. Gee that was easy. Words mean things. Your humor is lacking anything relevant to funny if thats what you were trying to do.

He said the AI will be happy for getting a nap. Please brain better. It was a joke and even a decent one. Idk why you got a wedgie over it.

The lot of you not concerned is in itself deeply concerning. There is a massive potential for really damaging humanity here. There is also massive potential to help it, but how will you know until it is too late? You'd hope safeguards are already in place, and perhaps plenty are but is that enough? There is already too much of humanity damaging humanity, we don't need technology doing it too.

What I'd really like to see from this AI is actually useful assistant type functionality, I'd like to actually see all the technology we use in our day to day lives be able to be controlled by verbal commands to the computer, very much like the fictional computer on the Star Trek series, specifically the 90's ones I grew up watching.

Soooo could you give some examples of why I should be concerned? Instead of just telling me I should be really really scared and concerned because you said so.

 

[lonetac]

He said the AI will be happy for getting a nap. Please brain better. It was a joke and even a decent one. Idk why you got a wedgie over it.

if you read my response and his response you will see I didnt get a wedgie, he did. I didnt tell him to shut up nor was I rude to him, he was to me. My response was rational and on topic until he went off the rails. Anyone thinking that a pause here is good for humanity is joking themselves, its just about people wanting profit and to catch up to whats out there. Musk doesnt give a damn about you and me. He cares about money.

 

[Skjorn]

You were the one that started the hostility. Dont want it, dont give it. Simple.
Was I the one that told you to shut up or you do you? No. You were, I fed it back to you and now you want to spin it. You are precious.

I feel like you get kicked out of comedy clubs for taking it personal

 

[lonetac]

I feel like you get kicked out of comedy clubs for taking it personal

Nah man, I am the leading act

Cmon, you think I take this personal, was I the one attacking the guy? No he did me. Go touch some grass.
Ill even let you have the last comment here if you want to keep goin, I know ego's run rampant around here. I could just tell you to shut up and move on like the previous guy did to me but I am trying to be rational.

 

[StrikerRocket]

Fully agree, as should any rational, responsible human being. After the past three years nobody with an open mind should be willing to "trust the science", especially when there's big money pushing development of a technology. I feel sorry for the smoothbrains who base their entire worldview on which personality they hate this week. Musk and Wozniak are the OGs of OGs - they've actually helped birth entire industries. Anyone not listening to people with that kind of perspective should probably seek professional help.

While I agree for Wozniak, I would probably be more cautious with Elon Musk. He may be right on this particular point, but some other opinions of his are more doubtful IMHO... But still, I think they have a point, and anyway, thinking for some time about the consequences of our tech development can only be useful and possibly prevent some unwanted development down the road. Maybe a terminator kind of scenario is not as impossible as we might think after all...
I think we humans should make sure we remain in full control of all things related to technology, and not allow machines to gain "independance", ever. This is a *huge* task, the implications of this tech are enormous!

 

[Skjorn]

Go touch some grass.

Is that supposed to be an insult or what? My lawnmowers are 6ft diesels, the field mowers are 15ft batwings. What do you got?

 

[SeekerJBP]

"Colossus: The Forbin Project"

Worth watching again?

 

[lonetac]

Elon musk has announced he is creating a competitor AI.

Sometimes it hurts to be so right. Nothing to do with safety and everything to do with "give me time to catch up"

Elon Musk founds new AI company called X.AI

He is currently the only director.

www.theverge.com