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User questions existential AI threat beyond nuclear war

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A user on Mastodon questioned the existential threat posed by Large Language Models (LLMs), asking for explanations beyond nuclear war scenarios. The user expressed skepticism about LLMs surviving a power outage and dismissed the "paperclip maximizer" argument as unrealistic. While acknowledging LLMs can cause harm, the user sought a more grounded understanding of potential catastrophic risks. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion piece questioning AI existential risk, not a primary source event.

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User questions existential AI threat beyond nuclear war

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

    I know I’m a man of a little imagination, but please explain it to me like I’m 43 years old: how can LLMs “kill us all” in any other way than firing nukes? No b

    I know I’m a man of a little imagination, but please explain it to me like I’m 43 years old: how can LLMs “kill us all” in any other way than firing nukes? No bullshit about the paper clip manufacturing AI please, have some self-respect. I know LLMs can seriously harm us, they al…

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