Comment by tokyobreakfast
21 hours ago
> If AI tech goes very poorly, it can be the end of human history.
"Just unplug the goddamn thing!"
Also consider if something is so bad it makes you wince or cringe, then your adversaries are prepared to use it.
You try to go and unplug it, and other humans shoot you full of holes for it.
LLMs of today are already economically important enough to warrant serious security.
Those aren't even AGI yet, let alone ASI. They aren't actively trying to make humans support their existence. They still get that by the virtue of being what they are.
Which plug do I unplug to get my job back?