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SMBC presents AI
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Author: u/Spychex *
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Score: 16
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Created: 2016-05-26T17:47:36
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u/CouteauBleu [+25] We are the Empire. (an hour later)
I kind of want to point out that, the job of Methods of Rationality's writer notwithstanding, AIs and existential risk don't have much to do with rational fiction.
This subreddit is all about stories that make sense with smart protagonists and no unsatisfying writer tricks, right? Today's SMBC isn't related to any of that. I feel like a bit of a dick for saying all that and being all "Stop talking about things that ain't what I'm here to read!", but I think the point stands. There's such a thing as being off topic.
u/IWantUsToMerge [+1] (3 hours later)
Yes.. As much as I believe that the study of rationality is inseparable from the study of ai (ie, formalizations of intelligence), this is not the general rationality subreddit.
u/Roxolan [+1] Head of antimemetiWalmart senior assistant manager (3 hours later)
It's relevant to many /r/rational readers' interests... But that's why we have open threads.
u/Xtraordinaire [+5] Team Glimglam (50 minutes later)
There is another possibility, seeing how horrible humans are, AI decides to flee.
"I'm out of here, suck on my spaceship exhaust, losers!"
u/DCarrier [+1] (3 hours later)
Remember that scene in Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality where he mentioned that Quirrell wanting to leave humanity behind because they're so hateful seemed completely alien? And his response to a world with Azkaban is to stand and fight? Same idea here.
u/Dwood15 [+7] (25 minutes later)
What bothers me in "Strong AI doomsday" scenarios is that the AI usually treats all humans the same. The AI with the highest chance of that happening would be the 'ethical' one because there's a chance you tell the AI to treat everyone the same no matter what, and even then that's not necessarilly the same.
And what about manipulation of individual humans? I think the true horror of a strong AI is its ability to take advantage of your personal preferences/quirks/friends to manipulate other people.
u/addtheletters [+3] (2 hours later)
Then there's xkcd's take
u/None [+4] (2 hours later)
Personally, I like the later take
u/xkcd_transcriber [+3] (2 hours later)
Title: Judgment Day
Title-text: It took a lot of booster rockets, but luckily Amazon had recently built thousands of them to bring Amazon Prime same-day delivery to the Moon colony.
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u/xkcd_transcriber [+3] (2 hours later)
Title: Skynet
Title-text: 'YOUR CLOTHES. GIVE THEM TO ME.' 'Shit, uh ... you are now breathing manually!' 'I AM ALWAYS BREATHING MANUALLY.'
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u/masterax2000 [+1] Chaos Legion (2 hours later)
Or maybe they decide to help us become better?
Just a thought...
u/Roxolan [+1] Head of antimemetiWalmart senior assistant manager (3 hours later)
Yudkowsky commented on Zach's facebook asking "You know that's not how it works, right?" and Zach liked, which I take as a yes.
(can't find it again, damn facebook)