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Destroying Humanity Is Against the Law. Don’t wait for a mass-extinction event before holding AI developers accountable. (www.theatlantic.com)
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[-] yesman@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago

[-] Onyxonblack@sopuli.xyz 34 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure destroying humanity IS NOT against the law. There are no laws saying any such thing..

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 15 points 5 days ago

Especially given that you can only be prosecuted for a crime after you've actually committed it.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Is there a law against attempted destruction of humanity? Like attempted murder?

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago

Why would there be? There isn't a Nobel Prize for Attempted Chemistry.

[-] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 6 points 5 days ago

That has to be the dumbest response I've seen all day. Kudos.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago

Thanks, but I can't claim credit - it's a Simpsons quote (Sideshow Bob complaining about being charged with attempted murder for trying to kill Bart).

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Bob? Is that you?

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Kelsey?

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago

That sounds oddly like crime against humanity, of which the Rome Statute covers. Specifically extermination or "other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health"

[-] Sibshops@feddit.cl 16 points 5 days ago

Didn't the supreme court rule that climate change wasn't against the law?

[-] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

What do you mean, "wait for?" We're already in one!

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Those in power determine the law.

[-] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Nah, meatbags had a good run. Time to call it a day

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Cool it HK

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip -1 points 5 days ago

Is it really though? Murder is, obviously, as are weapons of mass destruction. Same with genocide. But if you were actually able to kill all humans with the push of a button, would there be a specific crime for that act?

Obviously there would be no one to prosecute, and if you included yourself you'd be dead, so it would be moot.

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