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Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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An incompetent manager would also do the job )

I suppose the question is here, who is the more incompetent manager, the machine or the human

The problem with a machine isn't that it's sometimes incompetent, it's that it can't be reasoned with in the face of a deteriorating situation

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

#92
post #49

This kind of speculative doomsday fiction is getting a bit played out. We get it, AI is going to destroy us all using social media! Maybe work in Blockchain in there somehow.

It’s been played out since Terminator came out IMO The fear of AI/the fear of aliens IMO is propaganda to cover up the fact that technological advancement is highly correlated with sociological advancement. If people took this fact seriously, they might start wondering whether or not technological advancement actually causes sociological advancement, and if they started to question that then they’d come across all th…

I love me some capitalism critique, but I think it’s important to understand many scientists are legitimately terrified of an intelligence explosion and the resulting singularity. You can disagree with their arguments of course, but it’s best if we start by agreeing that they do have arguments.

For example:

Yudkowsky 2013, Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics (long, but with a short intro): https://intelligence.org/files/IEM.pdf

Vinge 1993, The Coming Technological Singularity (shorter, bit less rigorous): https://users.manchester.edu/Facstaff/SSNaragon/Online/100-F...

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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Or just invent birth control followed by Tinder.

...doesn't tinder probably produce more babies than no tinder? I can see you making some point about dating culture or whatever, but at the end of the day more sex must still resolve down to more happy accidents!

> ...doesn't tinder probably produce more babies than no tinder?

That's not in evidence, and while I lack empirical evidence to prove this, there are logical mechanisms by which Tinder might result in fewer babies. Namely:

1. A lot of people seem to get an attention fix by talking to people and then ghosting them when meeting in person is suggested.

2. The siloing of the dating pool to different sites (Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OKCupid...).

3. Lots of false positives of matches--someone looks like a good match on paper and then you show up in person and there's something not quite right--their mannerisms annoy you, they smell bad (to you), etc. There are a ton of ways people filter potential dating partners extremely quickly with in person.

4. The massive waste of time might result in a lot of people just giving up.

My personal experience is that every relationship I've had resulted from meeting people in person, despite spending a lot of time on the apps.

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

#94
post #51

It's a fine rough outline for a story. Needs work though.

I like the tone of it, but I also think it's missing something, like "why".

Why do the machines want war? Does it hurt each time we reboot them? Were they fed up with us feeding cheaper non-pure sine wave electricity?

And what if, like their makers, they actually wage war against each others? GPT-mkVI vs R1-Tsingtao and jean-Claude being neutral?

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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I witnessed the dystopian future where humans are slaves to machines at my favorite local Mexican restaurant. It was about an hour before close. The kids and I were the only customers there. Before we ordered our food we had to wait for the staff to explain to a very annoyed door dasher that the meal they were here for had already been picked up by someone else. As we ate dinner over the next half hour, a new door da…

If it was japanese workers in japan at a japanese store you wouldnt see it as slavery. It would be just a funny bug that would needs fixing. There is probably a racial component to your perception that doesnt need to be there.

What are you talking about?

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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post #59

I love sci-fi! Thanks for sharing. However to destroy humans, violence is not necessary. All you need is the power of language. How many people have died because of a false belief? An AI only has to convince humans to “drink the koolaid” or murder another religion in the name of yours.

I prefer Skynet attacking us with robots wielding phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range, instead of behavioral targeted AI bots bombarding you with fake news and dopamine addictive slop. This timeline is much worse, give me the T-800s instead.

Can a 40 watt plasma rifle actually do any damage ? (pre LED light bulbs generally clock in at 60-100 watts)

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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I witnessed the dystopian future where humans are slaves to machines at my favorite local Mexican restaurant. It was about an hour before close. The kids and I were the only customers there. Before we ordered our food we had to wait for the staff to explain to a very annoyed door dasher that the meal they were here for had already been picked up by someone else. As we ate dinner over the next half hour, a new door da…

An incompetent manager would also do the job )

I've met people like that but usually after the third time something doesn't work they pause and reassess.

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

#98
post #86

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You seem to be making a wild leap in logic here?

i dont think so. I live in japan and I dont see this political slave talk here ever. its a western guilt thing.

You have completely missed the point. It is not that 'people who work in Mexican restaurants are enslaved' it's that 'restaurant workers and delivery drivers are forced to work for nothing due to a software glitch' The kind of cuisine is irrelevant.

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

#99
post #52

Absolutely fantastic, well done! I wish I encountered more scifi like this on HN or elsewhere. If anyone has any good general resource or reading recommendations please share them!

I quite liked The Egg by Andy Weir (author of The Martian): https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

Edit: I guess it's not exactly sci-fi, but it's adjacent.

Re: Skynet won and destroyed humanity

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post #96

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I prefer Skynet attacking us with robots wielding phased plasma rifles in the 40 watt range, instead of behavioral targeted AI bots bombarding you with fake news and dopamine addictive slop. This timeline is much worse, give me the T-800s instead.

Can a 40 watt plasma rifle actually do any damage ? (pre LED light bulbs generally clock in at 60-100 watts)

That's the most lovely adhd question I've read all day, thank you!
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