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by wolverine876 1695 days ago
> I'd assumed until recently that early robots and other forms of artificial being were friendly and regarded as a good thing

See also Metropolis and many other works of art and fiction.

But I don't see one speculative theory about one author of one story (from centuries ago) as significant to a serious contemporary issue. It provides no evidence of the risks and the level of risk, nor an argument about them. Dismissing Mary Shelley, even if accepted, tells us nothing about whether AI can safely drive a car, make judicial decisions, decide whether you get a loan, or drop bombs.

The risk is perceived far beyond that story or older sci-fi, but widely anticipated by leading scientists and technologists of our day. What about their evidence and arguments? Nor is it hard to imagine risks with little thought.

> cancelled

Do we really need to inject reactionary politics into a discussion of AI? Does that further the conversation?

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I agree that it provides no evidence of the objective risks.