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In an open letter published on Tuesday, more than 1,370 signatories—including business founders, CEOs and academics from various institutions including the University of Oxford—said they wanted to “counter ‘A.I. doom.’”

“A.I. is not an existential threat to humanity; it will be a transformative force for good if we get critical decisions about its development and use right,” they insisted.

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[–] cadeje@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the big risk with AI is its use as a disinfo tool. Skynet ain't no where near close, but a complete post truth world is possible. It's already bad now... Could you imagine AI generated recordings of crimes that are used as evidence against people? There are already scam callers that use recordings to make people think theyve kidnapped relatives.

I really feel like most people aren't afraid of the right things when it comes to AI.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Indeed, because the AI just makes shit up.

That was the problem with the lawyer who brought bullshit ChatGPT cases into court.

Hell, last week I did a search for last year's Super Bowl and learned that Patrick Mahomes apparently won it by kicking a game-winning field goal.

Disinfo is a huge, huge problem with these half-baked AI tools.

[–] Brad@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Every time I hear people worried about the robot uprising, I remember the time Google Location couldn't figure out what method of transportation I was using for 2 and a half hours between the Santa Ana, CA airport and the Denver, CO airport.

[–] Cheskaz@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Silly Google! Obviously you skateboarded, doing plenty of gnarly tricks on the way.

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