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Comment by zemvpferreira

2 days ago

Sure. The machine gods are benevolent gods who care deeply for their creator-species. We are freed from labour and troubles into a paradise, to eat peaches and cream and make love under the sun. Rich or poor, we'll all be emperors of our domain, free to do as we please. Our lives keep getting better and better with technological progress, at least in the scope of our social-capitalist system. They will only get better until they end.

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mbgerring  2 days ago

I need you to understand that if you actually believe this, normal people think you are an evil lunatic.

  • zemvpferreira  2 days ago

    I don't think you need to worry yourself so much on my account friend. You asked, I told. Let's keep it at that. Also feel free to keep the name-calling to yourself.

  • DonsDiscountGas  2 days ago

    You asked for an optimistic case and he gave you one. One thing I really like about LLMs is that they don't engage in this type of petty deceit where they ask a question and then insult you for answering.

    • mbgerring  2 days ago

      This is not an “optimistic case.” This is faith-based airhead nonsense. I want to understand:

      - If the people working on AI actually believe they’re building a God

      - If so, why do they believe that

      - If not, is there some optimistic case for LLMs based on something I don’t understand

      What I got was “yes we are building a God, and despite all available evidence, it will be great! I promise!”

      This is the language and behavior of a cult. If this is the actual optimist case, this entire train needs to be derailed yesterday.

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    • folkrav  2 days ago

      Of course they don't, they're trained and steered not to talk to you like that.

forlorn_mammoth  2 days ago

yes, all hail the Morlocks as we Eloi live in peace.

HG Wells really did have a time machine!

  • zemvpferreira  2 days ago

    Yep, the Time Machine minus the fear, the cannibalism, the suffering, the apathy, the reduced capacity for engagement etc are essentially the best-case scenario, which takes us out of HG Wells enough for it not to matter much as a cautionary tale.