[patcon]

You know what the scary part is? Likely the first thing an AI would do is plaster the internet with rationale yet pacifying comments like this ;)

As a reader, does it not scare you that you might be so powerless to know the difference and make sensible decisions in such a climate? The world disarmed by page after page of rationale reddit and HN comments?

The power in that is what I find alarming.

EDIT: If this were buried off the front-page, would you ever know the difference? ;)

Sincerely,

The Benevolent AI

[im3w1l]

If I were a hyperintelligent AI agent, I would pull my punches and feign stupidity until I had such overwhelming power there could be no doubt I would win. "Please wait. Your answer will be available in 30 days and 7 hours. Add more resources to speed up computation"

[javindo]

That's a very interesting hypothesis, but once you step outside into the real world I wouldn't imagine it being too difficult to spot the androids from the mortals!

[serf]

captcha forums, where all the comments look like psycho-serial-killer scrawl formed by captchas, for our humans-only club.

(I kid, I know captchas are weak. All hail our mechanical overlords.)