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Five ways AI might destroy the world: ‘Everyone on Earth could fall over dead in the same second’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Artificial intelligence is already advancing at a worrying pace. What if we don’t slam on the brakes? Experts explain what keeps them up at night

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I absolutely hate this craze. Most of the questions I get about AI are just facepalming because everyone is feeding off each other with these absurd things that could hypothetically happen. Clearly because actually explaining it doesn't generate clicks and controversy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Clearly because actually explaining it doesn't generate clicks and controversy

Solving real problems is hard because if it wasn't they would be solved already, but making up fake problems is really easy.