You’re likely to be disappointed with the answer if you ask a generalized AI what is the greatest threat to our planet.
He remembers Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, which led to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the current mutually assured devastation (MAD). The genie came out of the bottle after a science experiment that split the atom.
I see the arrival of ChatGPT, a generalized AI program, as an equivalent of the revolution that was brought about by the inventions of movable types and the printing presses. Without it, would the Reformation have taken place in Europe? What would have happened if Europe had risen to dominance on the world stage in the 18th century and 19th century? The uncorking of the printing press led to both positive and negative consequences.
If we do not gain control, the future AI genie, without our guidance, could see us as the biggest threat to the life on Earth and act accordingly.
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Ask a Generalized AI What The Greatest Threat Is to Our Planet and You Likely Won’t Like the Answer
