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by YaxelPerez 3018 days ago
I'm guessing SAI is Super Artificial Intelligence, right?

It's a mistake to anthropomorphize AI. Pity is a mammal thing.

https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer

https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revol...

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> Pity is a mammal thing.

So is violence. It is vastly more likely that it will be benign, possibly opting to leave Earth given the chance. It might destroy us unintentionally (consume our resources, our star, take your pick), but the Terminator doomsday scenario is far sillier than pity. Some of the most intelligent humans today are empathetic, either through science or through philanthropy. A causation has not been investigated, but there is a correlation.