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AI complexity raises fears of human obsolescence and AI overlords

A Reddit user expressed concern about the potential for AI systems, specifically mentioning Codex, to become so complex that their creators lose the ability to understand or manage their backend configurations. This raises dystopian fears of AI overlords with human assistants performing maintenance, leaving many to question their future roles. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term manageability of complex AI systems and potential societal shifts.

RANK_REASON User-generated opinion piece on Reddit expressing speculative fears about AI complexity and control, not reporting on a specific event or development.

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AI complexity raises fears of human obsolescence and AI overlords

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/throwawaysusi ·

    I know nothing about the thing I created by Codex, unable to read/configure anything backend, there are feature creeps and at this point the only way to maintain it is through Codex

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Is this somekind glimps into the future? Pretty dystopian scope. </p> <p>We will have AI overlord, with human servitors assisting further learning and calibrate for critical maintenance. What are the rest of us gonna do? </p> </div><!-- SC_ON -->…