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Explain it to me like I’m 80

Mom: What’s with these AIs escaping and hacking people? That sounds scary.

Me: You park your car at the top of a hill. You leave a note on the dashboard that says “please be good” and then you pull the parking brake. The car careens down the hill, smashes everything up, and you put out a press release saying “My car ignored my instructions! It hallucinated! It went rogue!” Your insurance company not only believes you, but invests a hundred million dollars in your company.

Mom: Jesus Fucking Christ

  • merc@sh.itjust.works
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    15 hours ago

    Just because it doesn’t think doesn’t mean it isn’t capable of significant damage in pursuing ill defined goals

    Like releasing a parking brake on a car sitting at the top of a hill.

    You are part of the problem.

    K