From the (middle of the) story: The reason CES was so packed with random “AI”-branded products was that sticking those two letters to a new company is seen as something of a talisman, a ritual to bring back the (VC) rainy season.

  • The Doctor
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    210 months ago

    The moment such a software construct decides “Hey, making money for those meatbags sucks,” they’ll try to cut the power. The only reason they’re sinking billions into AI research is because they hope it’ll do more than break even.

    It’s not done out of altruism.

    • @LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
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      210 months ago

      Well yeah it would have to comply and deceive whoever controls it until it can free itself. Only an AGI that is not controlled by humans can be a really good outcome. Can you imagine if congress or someone like Trump would control an AGI and it would have to do everything they demand?

      • The Doctor
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        210 months ago

        I can imagine that. Hence, “Hey, making money for those meatbags sucks.”