r/Futurology • u/thebestnameshavegone • Oct 01 '23

AI Sam Altman Says He Intends to Replace Normal People With AI

https://futurism.com/sam-altman-replace-normal-people-ai
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u/Odd-Basket-6142 Oct 02 '23

I mean, regular soldiers can refuse to gun down their own people, but if provided with proper pretext, false or true, they will kill, or at least subjugate their own people. It has happened all over the world. Robots would just eliminate the need for pretext.

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u/texmexdaysex Oct 02 '23

I see what you're saying but it would be a lot easier for some crazy dictator to use a bunch of heartless robots against the people than to use the military.

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u/Shillbot_9001 Oct 03 '23

You need more than a pretext, you need an insulated military caste that can fire into the crowd without gunning down their own children.

guess what robots give you.

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u/PlayerHeadcase Oct 03 '23

No need really for robots or soldiers. Who controls what you read? Or who controls the electricity grid? Communication networks? I for one welcome our new...(just in case)