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Humans must set AI guidelines, not machines, says engineer

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Steve Mookie Kong, an engineer and self-described "snarky troublemaker," posted on Mastodon advocating for human control over artificial intelligence. He argues that machines cannot establish their own guidelines, as reasoning is tied to programming, not hardware. Kong asserts that humans are the ultimate programmers and must "dump" elements that degrade humanity. AI

IMPACT Expresses a viewpoint on the necessity of human oversight in AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece from an individual on a social media platform, not a formal release or significant industry event.

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Humans must set AI guidelines, not machines, says engineer

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "We must negate the machines-that-think. Humans must set their own guidelines. This is not something machines can do. Reasoning depends upon programming, not on

    "We must negate the machines-that-think. Humans must set their own guidelines. This is not something machines can do. Reasoning depends upon programming, not on hardware, and we are the ultimate program! Our Jihad is a 'dump program.' We dump the things which destroy us as humans…

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