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AI doomsday warnings a distraction from the danger it already poses, warns expert::A leading researcher, who will attend this week’s AI safety summit in London, warns of ‘real threat to the public conversation’

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

AI safety folks have been warning about the predictable disastrous consequences of turning economic power over to unethical AI systems for many years now, long before deepfakes, predictive policing, or other trendy "AI dangers" were around.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (10 children)

turning economic power over to unethical AI systems for many years now

What's the difference from unethical human systems?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An AI can't be fined or imprisoned.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Neither can the rich who run our shit today

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