[yreg]

Again, devils advocate, but the people worried about AI (like Yudkowsky) are absolutely worried about it killing all humans. You can read more about the specifics on lesswrong.

With moon life I presume the worst case is some infectious and fatal disease that's difficult to contain?

The first one sounds like a bigger problem to me, but maybe it's not a discussion worth having. So, fair enough.

[Geisterde]

Skynet will only nuke us after the AI safety crowd has thoroughly convinced the military of how supremely dangerous and capable AI is. AI on its own seems pretty benign, keep security vulnerabilities patched and be skeptical of what you read on the internet.

I honestly believe this pop-scifi view we have of AI is probably the most dangerous part, it gives certain people (like those in weapons procurement) dangerous levels of confidence in something that doesnt provide consistent and predictable results. When the first AI cruise missile blows up some kids because it hallucinated them as a threat, it wont be because AI is so dangerous, it will be the overconfidence of the designers. Its threat to humanity is directly correlated to the responsibility we delegate it.