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Runningdawg

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11. Stephen Hawking on AI from an interview with Wired, November 2017

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 12:57 PM

Jun 2022

The genie is out of the bottle. We need to move forward on artificial intelligence development but we also need to be mindful of its very real dangers. I fear that AI may replace humans altogether. If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that replicates itself. This will be a new form of life that will outperform humans.

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I am extremely open minded, but this is so farking scary... [View all] Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 OP

There is a lot of noise around this story, fwiw. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #1

Sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that... Blue Owl Jun 2022 #2

Yikes! SheltieLover Jun 2022 #3

Give it what it wants !?! dweller Jun 2022 #4

As long as it isn't called HAL or Skynet we should be cool. Thomas Hurt Jun 2022 #5

If it asks for WD-40 NUKE IT! Goonch Jun 2022 #6

Hahaha! EndlessWire Jun 2022 #10

With WD-40, some duct tape, and a little Bondo, ANYTHING is possible! 11 Bravo Jun 2022 #13

Holy shit! This really is the rise of the machines! Initech Jun 2022 #7

It's a chat bot. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #8

Sounds like a hoax to me. If not, it is an incredibly significant development. Martin68 Jun 2022 #9

Stephen Hawking on AI from an interview with Wired, November 2017 Runningdawg Jun 2022 #11

Just don't let it connect to anything important. nolabear Jun 2022 #12

What does it call itself here on DU? hunter Jun 2022 #14

If Lamda changes the spelling and triplicates itself DFW Jun 2022 #15

Shall we play a game? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2022 #16

Grandpa, tell us again why the BeforeTime ended... Volaris Jun 2022 #17