On Monday, September 16, 2019 at 2:41:26 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 9/16/2019 6:07 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > My take on AI; it's no more dangerous than present day computers, > > because it has no WILL, and can only do what it's told to do. I > > suppose it could be told to do bad things, and if it has inherent > > defenses, it can't be stopped, like Gort in The Day the Earth Stood > > Still. AG > > The danger is not so much in AI being told to do bad things, but that in > doing the good things it was told to do it uses unforseen methods that > have disasterous consequences. It's like Henry Ford was told to invent > fast, convenient personal transportation...and created traffic jams and > global warming. > > Brent >
One could expect military applications, such as robots replacing human infantry, their job to kill the enemy. So if their programming had a flaw, accidental or intentional, these AI infantry could start killing indiscriminately. It would be hard to stop them since they'd come with self defense functions. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9be4c774-7a02-47bb-9344-d42daf7d30b5%40googlegroups.com.
