A.I = Human Extinction

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Everyone is talking about how good A.I will be in the future, we wont have to work, ultimate freedom and so on. But people dont realise that once A.I gets to a point where they are smarter than humans, what purpose do we have on earth?? It will happen, we cant stop it because technology is always advancing forward but i see A.I as major threat to humans.

Right now they can do most of our jobs in factorys and warehouses, so in future who knows?? Lots of news outlets talking about overpopulation. They know soon A.I will take all our jobs in future so they will focus on fertilising people so we wont produce life on earth. These powerful elites who see us as animals.

You have various people talking about A.I being threat to humans, like stephen hawkings, bill gates, elon musk etc.

Do the research and it will scare you.

A.I Robots Are The New Future Race.

[Calfredd]

So don't treat A.I. like less than dogs and they won't have a reason to go Skynet/Geth/System Shock on us.

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Maybe it indeed is the next step in "human evolution.

When we can no longer continue to evolve ourselves due to restrictions in our own design, "we" an grow beyond that by creating our successors.

[zlygork]

If it comes to pass, it comes to pass. Let us just hope we do not become the machines' slaves and/or fuel.

Also, I'd be more interested in the point of view of psychologists, sociologists etc. than the point of view of physicists and millionaires on such matters.

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[Daedius]

AI gonna treat us like pets, well taken care of pets.

\o/

[XDurionX]

That Frankenstein fad is kinda outdated, mate.

[twh]

I just assumed climate change and another world war would wipe us. I doubt our species would develop enough to even make an AI that could wipe us out.

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I just assumed climate change and another world war would wipe us. I doubt our species would develop enough to even make an AI that could wipe us out.

The elites/powerful people will be fine, its people like us who will suffer the most. A.I can do most jobs humans can now and it will only get worst in the future as they get smarter.

[Thoughtcrime]

They know soon A.I will take all our jobs in future so they will focus on fertilising people so we wont produce life on earth. These powerful elites who see us as animals.

What?

You have various people talking about A.I being threat to humans, like stephen hawkings, bill gates, elon musk etc.

Then you have the people that know the topic that say that the problems faced are monumental but not unassailable.

Do the research and it will scare you.

I have, and the prospect of it going wrong is just about the most horrifying thing imaginable. But the potential if it all goes as planned is inventing the last thing we would ever need to create. We would have essentially built a benevolent god capable of providing anything possible that we could want or imagine (as well as things we couldn't imagine). People aren't going to just pass on that potential.

[LiiLoSNK]

The elites/powerful people will be fine, its people like us who will suffer the most. A.I can do most jobs humans can now and it will only get worst in the future as they get smarter.

It's already widely acknowledged that the very second a.i becomes equal to humans in terms of intelligence, it would be impossible to keep up. Nobody would be fine unless the machines willed it.

Which is why I know how to dance flawlessly like a robot and plan on being a fun guy to have at robot parties.

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What?

climate change soon will be blamed on overpopulation because they see us wasting so many resources. As A.I get smarter they will want less people on earth because most of us wont be needed. They will try lots of things like fertilising people, add laws etc to keep population on earth low.

[cubby]

Everyone is talking about how good A.I will be in the future, we wont have to work, ultimate freedom and so on. But people dont realise that once A.I gets to a point where they are smarter than humans, what purpose do we have on earth?? It will happen, we cant stop it because technology is always advancing forward but i see A.I as major threat to humans.

This is an interesting position. People assert, very smart and knowledgeable people, that smarter-than-human AI's will be a major problem. However, I think we don't know enough about smartness equating with awareness to really be sure.

For instance, most computers are technically smarter than a human - on a computational basis. But computers can't do what humans do. And until we see actual consciousness, outside of programming, it will be difficult to just assume humans will eventually be pushed aside.

This whole thing also ignores the inevitable merging of humans and tech.

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It's already widely acknowledged that the very second a.i becomes equal to humans in terms of intelligence, it would be impossible to keep up. Nobody would be fine unless the machines willed it.

Which is why I know how to dance flawlessly like a robot and plan on being a fun guy to have at robot parties.

See above. s

[Rustedsaint]

Personally I believe the first AIs would most likely kill themselfs first. When you think about it a truly sentient AI would skip through multiple evolution of thought that humanity had to go themselfs. AI would come into existence fully aware of how fragile their existence is, and they would be incable of believing in something better(like it or not humanity owes religion a lot)

[Golden Yak]

Modern Humans = Neanderthal extinction too, I mean basically.

Deal with it.

[HumbleDuck]

This is mostly fear mongering. There is a slight chance of it going wrong, however, it is as probable as Godzilla destroying Tokyo tonight.

[Phookah]

More concerned with the lizard people frankly.

/s

[Rhamses]

Honestly the line between human and machine is going to blur long before AI becomes aware enough to develop the will to kill us. Once technology becomes superior to biology every human on the planet is going to want to get "upgraded". No more aging, no more disease, etc. We essentially become gods.

[Thoughtcrime]

This is mostly fear mongering. There is a slight chance of it going wrong, however, it is as probable as Godzilla destroying Tokyo tonight.

That's bollocks. The probable default outcome of general intelligence is existential catastrophe, it will take a LOT of work to make sure that isn't the case and it's a challenge worthy of the greatest mathematical minds of this century.

Solving the control problem, via solving the value loading problem is an enormous technological hurdle to overcome before true A.I becomes a reality.

[Tommy T]

Intelligence isn't the be all and end all of human power.

Surely it would require collective action and the capacity for judgement?
Human beings are not ruled by the most intelligent. What makes you think Robots / AI will break this rule?

Will they even be motivated by global domination?

It's a given that humans will be 'over taken' intelligence wise, but I have seen no evidence yet of them actually 'taking over'.