▲ 446 ▼ Banks Preparing for Aftermath of Unprecedented Catastrophe Caused by AI: "You can't stop it." (futurism.com) submitted 3 days ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (5 children) What if this is Roko's Basilisk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago* (2 children) If you don't do everything in your power to bring about true artificial intelegence, then an AI in the future and/or alternate timeline will punish a perfect replica of you forever for failing to bring it about. If you do try everything in your power, then it will put that perfect replica in paradise instead. It's a bunch of called "rational" atheists, reinventing christian-style heaven and hell from their own unexamined cultural background and a full dismissal of learning anything about the humanities. Edit: thought you asked what it is. Whoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago Sci-fi Pascal's wager. It even has the same flaw. If you don't actually believe, how do you expect to fool the superintelligent being that you did all along? Whatever it is could tell you're faking. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago Ha yes I know what it is. Every time I play Civ 5, I name my religion "Basiliskism". permalink fedilink source parent [–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago If this is a dead end and doesn't lead to the all powerful AI, will all of the people supporting this false God "intelligence" be punished for wasting time and money that could have otherwise been spent on the one true God? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 point 3 days ago The banks? I'd believe it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago* (2 children) If you don't do everything in your power to bring about true artificial intelegence, then an AI in the future and/or alternate timeline will punish a perfect replica of you forever for failing to bring it about. If you do try everything in your power, then it will put that perfect replica in paradise instead. It's a bunch of called "rational" atheists, reinventing christian-style heaven and hell from their own unexamined cultural background and a full dismissal of learning anything about the humanities. Edit: thought you asked what it is. Whoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago Sci-fi Pascal's wager. It even has the same flaw. If you don't actually believe, how do you expect to fool the superintelligent being that you did all along? Whatever it is could tell you're faking. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago Ha yes I know what it is. Every time I play Civ 5, I name my religion "Basiliskism". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago Sci-fi Pascal's wager. It even has the same flaw. If you don't actually believe, how do you expect to fool the superintelligent being that you did all along? Whatever it is could tell you're faking. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago Ha yes I know what it is. Every time I play Civ 5, I name my religion "Basiliskism". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago If this is a dead end and doesn't lead to the all powerful AI, will all of the people supporting this false God "intelligence" be punished for wasting time and money that could have otherwise been spent on the one true God? permalink fedilink source parent