Putin claims leading development in weaponized AI will soon be the key to world domination

[beachjustice]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.

Putin, speaking Friday at a meeting with students, said the development of AI raises "colossal opportunities and threats that are difficult to predict now."

He warned that "the one who becomes the leader in this sphere will be the ruler of the world."

Putin warned that "it would be strongly undesirable if someone wins a monopolist position" and promised that Russia would be ready to share its know-how in artificial intelligence with other nations.

The Russian leader predicted that future wars will be fought by drones, and "when one party's drones are destroyed by drones of another, it will have no other choice but to surrender."

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[xor]

1. Putin might be a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them

I have my doubts about his promise to share advanced AI developed by his country though.

Think Trump has any idea what AI is or if he is capable of understanding how it currently and will continue to impact the world?

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. "Think Trump has any idea what AI is......"

[videohead5]

3. He Could Use

Some AI because he has no real intelligence.

[BowlLikeAChicken]

5. Think Trump has any ideas ?

If he did have any it would die of starvation in his head.

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. TrumpBot Master Control Program v1.0

10 COME UP WITH A MONEYMAKING SCHEME
20 DID IT MAKE TRUMPBOT ENOUGH MONEY?
30 IF "YES" GO TO 10
40 * "NO" FALLTHROUGH
50 SKIM OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
60 BLAME EVERYONE ELSE
70 STIFF OTHER INVESTORS
80 STIFF THE VENDORS
90 GO TO 10

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[Igel]

10. Russia tends to help allies when it helps Russia.

The "tech" might be helpful in providing a backup in case Russia's attacked, it might defend Russia's friends against the One True Enemy of the day.

I like his paranoia. One thing about paranoia and suspicion is that if it's shared and practiced enough it develops into overt hostility, which in turn produces the enemies it always knew was there, even if they hadn't been or were enemies to such a small extent that they could have been made colleagues.

[mucifer]

4. Gotta wonder about the brain injuries from the American diplomats in Cuba

Good thing our politicians in power don't believe in science.

[MrsCoffee]

7. Fuck Putin.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. The next 50 years

The world will change more in the next 50 years than the previous 50.

AIs will be the most powerful force ever unleashed and there's no predicting what it will really mean to human kind. But it's naive to think that only altruistic people will control or use AIs.