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Explaining “rogue” AIs
(lemmy.nz)
Transcript
Explain it to me like I’m 80
Mom: What’s with these AIs escaping and hacking people? That sounds scary.
Me: You park your car at the top of a hill. You leave a note on the dashboard that says “please be good” and then you pull the parking brake. The car careens down the hill, smashes everything up, and you put out a press release saying “My car ignored my instructions! It hallucinated! It went rogue!” Your insurance company not only believes you, but invests a hundred million dollars in your company.
Mom: Jesus Fucking Christ
DemocracyNow has really dropped the ball on this. I expect to hear this stupid shit from mainstream media, but they're doing the same shit and just uncritically reporting this garbage.