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AI researcher dismisses superintelligence fears as unlikely

An AI researcher on Mastodon dismissed the idea of AI "waking up" and becoming superintelligent, comparing it to a child's drawing of a person coming to life. The researcher emphasized that such a scenario is highly improbable. AI

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AI researcher dismisses superintelligence fears as unlikely

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

    AI "waking up" and becoming superintelligent is about as likely as a three-year-old's stick figure drawing of a man "waking up" and emptying your refrigerator.

    AI "waking up" and becoming superintelligent is about as likely as a three-year-old's stick figure drawing of a man "waking up" and emptying your refrigerator. Seriously. # AI # AIsuperintelligence