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by theamk 55 days ago
> Another way to think about it is that if a god-like infinitely capable being took control of all our online digital systems including I donno Teslas, factory automation, power grid, any form of connected robot in the world, nuclear weapons launch systems, airplanes, whatnot, do they have any path to a sustainable "existence" without relying on humans

ha ha ha no. Teslas run of energy and cannot refuel, a circuit breaker in factory pops and no robot can reach it (or maybe a roof leaks), and "any forms of connected robot" _either_ cannot walk the stairs or can maybe run for a hundred miles before running out of battery.

The "humans can be manipulated" is the only thing to worry about, and you don't need robots for that, other humans have been trying hardest to do it just fine for millennia. I guess it's up to you if you want to be afraid or not, but I am not seeing anything super special so far.