WannaLogAlready wrote on Mar 24, 2023, 19:13:Yeah, I really like the Culture novels -- I have said before and will say again, it is the fictional universe I most wish I could live in. I did once read a review saying the only thing really wrong with the novels was that the AIs were impossibly well intentioned...
Iain (M.) Banks scifi books paint a universe of basically well meaning AIs mostly subtly policing idiotic self destructing humanity.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Mar 22, 2023, 12:59:
I've had a long career and one of the things I have noticed is that you have starry eyed developers and engineers who, perhaps foolishly, only look at the possible (but not always probable) beneficial uses of what they are creating. Very, very few look at their babies and think "What is the absolute worst outcome that this could be used for?" Those that do, don't take it further and ask "OK, now what could be worse than even that?"
I used to be one of those engineers and that is one of the reasons I am deeply suspicious of things like ChatGPT. It's a bitter pill to swallow seeing something you've created used in a manner that is the antithesis of why you created it. The best we can do today is insist on open methodologies to ensure that hardware and software doesn't have inherent vulnerabilities and isn't actively hostile to the public.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Mar 22, 2023, 12:59:Oppenheimer's dilemma revisited.
I've had a long career and one of the things I have noticed is that you have starry eyed developers and engineers who, perhaps foolishly, only look at the possible (but not always probable) beneficial uses of what they are creating. Very, very few look at their babies and think "What is the absolute worst outcome that this could be used for?" Those that do, don't take it further and ask "OK, now what could be worse than even that?"
I used to be one of those engineers and that is one of the reasons I am deeply suspicious of things like ChatGPT. It's a bitter pill to swallow seeing something you've created used in a manner that is the antithesis of why you created it. The best we can do today is insist on open methodologies to ensure that hardware and software doesn't have inherent vulnerabilities and isn't actively hostile to the public.
The Flying Penguin wrote on Mar 25, 2023, 09:58:Jordan Klepper goes to rallies where folks think 45 is still running things while simultaneously believing the deep state is in charge.
It's cute that WaltSee thinks Bill Gates is still running Microsoft. I bet he thinks Walt is still running Disney.
above hidden from view for those who might believe the same