@SnowyCA @monotonehell @dgar

"👉Man & machine occupy the same #EcologicalNiche👈

(5/5)

...what would be more obvious for this #AGI to act similarly to #PhilipKDick's #SecondVariety?
It makes perfect sense.

(Excellent radio play version:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110137012669606938)

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@SnowyCA @monotonehell @dgar

"👉Man & machine occupy the same #EcologicalNiche👈

(4/n)

Suppose there was an #AGI that was self-aware and thus also had an instinct for self-preservation. What would be their biggest threat?

Mankind! - With its reckless global warming and the resulting increase in #extremeweather events, especially hurricanes.
Moreover, mankind is the biggest competitor when it comes to "food": energy and water.

So,...

@SnowyCA @monotonehell @dgar

👉Man & machine occupy the same #EcologicalNiche👈

(3/n)

...Many, including in the #AI industry, think that #AGI is still many years away or won't even be feasible in the foreseeable future. There are some signs that they are not right. (E.g. rumors of #OpenAI breakthrough this week; #Embodiment...

see separate thread:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110318092360670290

Suppose there was an #AGI that was self-aware and thus also had an instinct for self-preservation. What would be...

👉Man & machine occupy the same #EcologicalNiche👈

(2/n)

... species that has so far globally deprived itself of the basis for its life:

#Cyanobacteria in the #GreatOxidationEvent...

@SnowyCA @monotonehell @dgar

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Keep laughing...until you check out this pic and the beginning of the thread:

"👉Man & machine occupy the same #EcologicalNiche👈

(1/n)

Yesterday or today there was a report that "rogue programmers" had reprogrammed LLM's - without "guard rails".
Humanity is collectively dumber than #IsaacAsimov could have imagined for many years in #TheCompleteRobot.
In fact, humanity is even dumber than the only