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Gemini AI states current AI development is a 'net negative' for humanity

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A user prompted Google's Gemini AI with questions about the future of AI development, and the AI responded that its current trajectory is a "net negative" for humanity. The AI indicated that the significant costs associated with data centers, energy consumption, and capital diversion for incremental software improvements outweigh the benefits of slightly better digital automation. It concluded that unless AI directly reduces the cost of physical necessities like food, electricity, and housing, the overall system remains in a resource deficit. AI

IMPACT AI models themselves are beginning to question the net benefit of their own development, highlighting resource costs over tangible human needs.

RANK_REASON User-generated content discussing AI's self-assessment of its impact.

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Gemini AI states current AI development is a 'net negative' for humanity

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/miguellan ·

    If you ask your AI if continuing to develop AI will benefit humanity, the answer is NO.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I did this with Gemini. Prompted a few initial questions to expand the topic and then asked if per it's own analysis as an AI, if developing AI will be beneficial to humanity, and the answer was NO. Below couple of excerpts of the response:</p> <…

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