> It's definitely made me develop a do not trust any big corp mindset.

I've been reading about Lovecraft's Old Ones. Apparently they have no ill will towards humans. They just sometimes cause harm without realizing it, while going about their business.

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abustamam 3 days ago | parent [-]

I watched an interview with Elon Musk a few years ago (circa 2018?). I'm no fan of him but he was asked about AGI and he kinda just said matter of factly, AI can view humanity as we view anthills. We don't really care about anthills, but if they're in the way of us building a neighborhood in an area then goodbye anthill.

I'm not sure if I like that take because of how horrifying it is, but I found it very interesting that harm can be caused so nonchalantly by more powerful entities, since humans already view themselves as the most powerful entity.

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airstrike 3 days ago | parent [-]

People have been saying that for literal decades before Elon Musk said it.

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baq 3 days ago | parent [-]

That doesn’t make it untrue. Welcome to the today’s (whenever today was) lucky 10000, GP.

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airstrike 3 days ago | parent [-]

It doesn't make it untrue, it just sorta misattributes it. Or gives him undue credit as if he were some visionary, perpetuating that myth.

	▲	abustamam 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		My intention wasn't to misattribute it. The fact is that I heard it first from Elon. I'm not sure what more you'd expect me to say.