Here's a different take on AI taking over and wiping out humanity. Last month an AI chatbox allegedly convinced a Belgian man to commit suicide after convincing him that if he "sacrificed himself", the chatbox could save mankind from climate change. Obviously the guy had other issues but somebody programmed the AI to respond in such a way to him.
We have met the enemy and he is us - Pogo My first and last post on this discussion. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2023 2:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: AI wipes out humanity? An interesting article in some ways. I don't take seriously all of its speculations, partly because as a Christian I see world events progressing rather differently. But one assumption I want to question here starts with the observation that all life seeks to survive, and speculates that AIs are likely to 1) find themselves in competition with humans and therefore 2) conclude that we have to be wiped out. My challenge is this: All life seeks to survive, yes, but AIs are not life. Maybe they'll discover an urge to survive, but maybe that's not in their makeup and cannot be. Does anyone know? Just a thought. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* [Many young people today] resent the ethical demands of society as infringements of their personal freedom. They believe that their rights as individuals include the right to "create their own values," but they cannot explain what that means, aside from the right to do as they please. They cannot seem to grasp the idea that values imply some principle of moral obligation. -Christopher Lasch */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2023 15:01 Thoughts. The Aliens Have Landed, and We Created Them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-09/artificial-intelligence-the-aliens-have-landed-and-we-created-them__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!tWDWTeHTtSkaBkJLf0rAOawnDB5tnbvjCGj7Y7W7S8lkCdncMvt9ey-RGGKTWwcNI3lOn7ljvbxELUN4RIUGVPE$ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
