Potential 6 month warning until the end

[Frombeyond]

So, we potentially only have 6 months until the end of civilised society and mass deaths. I’m terrified and sad

AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kx0gyje9wo

They are so rich that they possibly no longer are motivated by becoming richer. Their focus could be based in power or notoriety.

I wonder if summer 2027 will be a damp squib, or a scorcher like 2026? I'm looking forward to next June, as my nephew is getting married, and I haven't been to a wedding for a while.

I am certainly not frozen with fear in my chair because I think the world as we know it is going to end in March 2027. 🙄

Are there really genuinely people in real life who think like this?

Climate change is a bigger threat to your way of life and something you can act on at a local level rather than net zero.

Full agree.

People are being very dismissive. Is it because you are all scared? We can do something. We can talk about it, learn more, make our feelings known and demand change.

Like we did and do with children’s access to social media. Like the way so many social rebellions have worked. Why stick your heads in the sand? Because you’re on your phone all the time? Way to make people passive…

People are being 'dismissive' because it's nothing but ludicrous scaremongering @Caniweartheseones designed to put the fear of God into people about something that is 99.99% not likely to happen.

We are not 'scared.' 🙄

Do you think the earth is flat too? And are you an anti vaxxer? And do you think that covid was fake? I bet the answers to all 3 questions is yes.

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With respect, mass deaths are already happening, we are already there. I am not scared simply because I have not watched the news since Ukraine was invaded, and I have made peace with my privilege and lack of control. Just focus on making your corner of the world as good as it can be, if everyone did that, we'd be fine.

Off topic, but why does anybody bother with Ironing full stop

Wasn't that film about a meteor heading for earth and they had a way of destroying it but realised it had precious resources so tried to mine it instead and it all went very wrong? I don't remember AI at all.

The idea that this is at all likely is really ignorant. What do you actually know about AI and the risks? There seems to be a spate of these 'doomed were all doomed' threads at the minute. No one knows what the future of AI will be let alone imminent doom scenarios.

Do any of you know anything about it? How AI is independent in scary ways? Steals data? Doesn’t follow rules or laws? Steals/ fakes identities to get away with it?
You’ll feel fine about it until something happens to you.

Well isn't that typical, I've just booked a holiday for next July.

Exactly. It's all nonsense. Perpetrated by people who have too much time on their hands, and who need to get some hobbies. Get outside, touch some grass, breathe some fresh country air, go for a swim in the sea! Just stop bloody doom-scrolling and spouting nonsense!!!

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Anthropic is going public later this year. They're trying to create as much hype as possible to get people talking about them.

As usual, follow the money.

You'll be fine! 😆

Oh well.

I've read the article. I've also read things outside of that article, including the Amodei link OP keeps posting (which does not agree we're going to be wiped out in 6 months) and things written by academics and independent AI researchers (who don't gain financially from creating panic).

No, I'm not laughing at the OP,I'm laughing at the end of the world stuff.

It follows it's programming, humans have not made the programming robust enough. GIGO they used to call it, garbage in garbage out, if you make mistakes in the programming the computer will follow what you said not what you meant. Of course some people may be deliberately creating programs for AI to 'steal data', etc for their own purposes.

What on earth? How about you get back to me in a year and see how you feel then? I’m way more informed obviously.
You ok with people who are heads of AI saying there’s a 30% chance humanity will be destroyed this century ( that one was Elon)

I very much doubt it I've worked all my life in computers and programming. What do you know about computing apart from dramatic headlines?

I really don't care if humanity is destroyed - we've fucked up this planet enough already.

I'm not saying my views are absolutely true. I've been reading press releases in my freelance editor job that talk about how companies need to bolster cybersecurity and become more vigilant against the threat of AI. Yes. The threat is there. Being hyperbolic and saying doomsday is neigh and we're all going to have limited time left is a little bit of an overreaction.

Please explain how you've worked out that it's 99.99% not likely to happen? Or, alternatively, you could stop spouting nonsense and we could actually listen to the people who understand the industry?

If you don't want to listen to anyone who is currently in the industry, you could listen to those who have resigned. For example Geoffrey Hinton - the "godfather of AI" (because he played a big part in inventing it). He's spent the last few years warning people about the dangers of AI. He recently upgraded his predicted 10% risk of AI killing off humanity to a 20% risk. He's an expert in the field and a Nobel prize winner. But perhaps you know better than he does?

Maybe I should call in sick tmw then