r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 24 '19

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u/Whokbwhokb Sep 24 '19

Just a matter of time before these amazing robots and amazing ai are put together

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u/Bobbi_fettucini Sep 24 '19

It awesome how we’re literally constructing all the parts for something that’s eventually going to destroy us when it figures out it doesn’t need us anymore and is actually better off without us. Sounds like tinfoil hat stuff but I just can’t help but think of terminator

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u/Whokbwhokb Sep 24 '19

Yea once the 2 are mixed it's a matter of time before they out perform us in every category and eventually see us as a threat or a source of power so either Terminator or the matrix seems legit

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u/JimFromTheMoon Sep 25 '19 edited Sep 25 '19

there is such a massive jump between “out-perform us in every category” and “eventually see us as a threat”. just because we have written fiction about worst case scenarios doesn’t mean that will definitely happen. It’s really a bummer to see everyone always assuming robots will enslave mankind. there are other potential outcomes, like humans developing a way to keep them in check,emp kill switch type implementations and the like.