• eatthecake@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    They think they’re going to build a god to save us all. In the form of a perfectly rational machine (in their view), the perfect authoritarian. A mysterious algorithm noone can understand that must be correct because it’s made of mathematics. I’m a little freaked out.

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      They’re rebranding American Christian milenaranism. Much like the second coming and/or the rapture, the AGI god will be here Real Soon Now, so please pay your tithes and trust that the church fathers are doing the right thing.

      Much like the older cults it mirrors, it isn’t capable of delivering on its promises, but it is capable of doing substantial amounts of regular damage in the meantime, and that’s the only thing worth freaking out about.

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      Second option they dont believe in the robotgod themselves but just think this is the way to attract more investors

    • lefaucet@slrpnk.net
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      It’s just skynet except it’ll be very clear that wealthy people are directing the AIs so billionaires will have their way.