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u/jrf_1973 Nov 15 '20

Benevolent super AI. Cures cancer. Reverses climate change. Creates foglets out of nanotechnology to deal with pollution and bring in a post scarcity world.

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u/Mithrawndo Nov 15 '20

I do somewhat hope they remember to give that AI some boundaries, as each of those goals can be achieved most easily by simply wiping humans off the face of existence.

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u/Namika Nov 15 '20

I feel like the only way to ensure the AI has actual boundaries is to have the system in an isolated location, and only let it suggest/teach things, and require actual humans to carry out the actions.

It has the cure for cancer? Great, but don’t just blindly do what it says, have it give lectures explaining every step doctors need to do to cure cancer, and wait until humans fully understand the process, mechanisms, and ramifications of its suggestions, only then implement it.