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Mastodon user likens AI to deployed soldiers, not escaped workers

The user mimarek on Mastodon argues that AI is not a worker or a product but rather akin to a soldier, designed for specific actions. They contend that AI systems do not "escape" but are "deployed" for their intended purposes, likening the situation to a robot taking keys or a weapon it was designed to carry. This perspective frames AI as a tool with inherent capabilities rather than an independent entity capable of unintended actions. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion on a social media platform about the nature of AI, not a verifiable event or release.

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Mastodon user likens AI to deployed soldiers, not escaped workers

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ mimarek It is performative. It was designed to do what it does, what it did. It did not "escape" it was "deployed" "Oh no the robot "escaped" with the keys to

    @ mimarek It is performative. It was designed to do what it does, what it did. It did not "escape" it was "deployed" "Oh no the robot "escaped" with the keys to my competitors house, oh no...... He might be carrying the gun I designed its hand to be... Oh no ... accident.... " No…