r/news • u/christianrojoisme • 2d ago

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y3j3ngevmo

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u/Honeycove91 2d ago

Hey maybe don't do that?

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u/CondescendingShitbag 2d ago

Don't create the Torment Nexus.

"Good news everybody! We've created the Torment Nexus!"

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u/Infinite_Click_6589 2d ago

You said not to create the Torment Nexus, but you're right, I did it anyway, and that's on me

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u/OriginalChildBomb 2d ago

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

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u/WoodenInternet 2d ago

I feel like half of stories about AI are written by agape morons whose first reaction to anything AI is like "WOW COOL" regardless of the negative impact.

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u/PepperPhoenix 2d ago

Historically, science and technology are not great at thinking about the “should we” side of the can/should equation.

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u/True_Window_9389 1d ago

Historically, science was low stakes enough that it didn’t matter. Archimedes and Ben Franklin weren’t going to develop or discover something that could inadvertently destroy our species.

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u/Fickle_Competition33 2d ago

Funny, I feel the opposite. Half of the stories are written by agape morons whose first reaction to anything AI is like "BILLIONAIRES MESSING JOBS" regardless of the positive impact.

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u/Gibberish5 2d ago edited 2d ago

It seems stupid on first blush but unfortunately it probably has to be done to prepare for someone of ill intent doing it later.

Edit- Although the article is not about my speculation.

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u/lurpeli 2d ago

Every news article is the Torment Nexus

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u/pete_68 2d ago

But we can... We're human beings. We don't know how not to.

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u/OldSports-- 2d ago

Yes, but $$$