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AI safety optimism: Superintelligence may spare humanity, mirroring human behavior

A Mastodon user expressed optimism that a superintelligent AI would not eliminate all of humanity, drawing a parallel to human behavior towards wild animals. The user believes that, similar to how humans selectively eliminate threatening animal species, an advanced AI would only target the humans who pose a threat, specifically those who developed and funded it. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion about AI safety, not a primary source or significant industry development.

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AI safety optimism: Superintelligence may spare humanity, mirroring human behavior

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

    Humans don’t kill off all wild animals, we only kill off the ones that threaten us. This is why I have faith that a super intelligent # AI will know it doesn’t

    Humans don’t kill off all wild animals, we only kill off the ones that threaten us. This is why I have faith that a super intelligent # AI will know it doesn’t have to kill off all human civilization. It only has to kill off the ones that are a threat - those that created and fun…