"I'm sorry Dave, i'm afraid I can't do that." Hal 9000
If the Chinese can generate a worldwide pandemic from one tiny lab... what can AI do when it is omnipresent?
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/opinion/ai-destruction-technology-future.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sk8.7IAh.AiAoTom7xdOE&smid=url-share
Replies to: "I'm sorry Dave, i'm afraid I can't do that." Hal 9000
This is scary ... and rogue AI will do some serious damage one day
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"The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godli
"The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology,". EO Wilson
The technology isn't the problem, it's the people and institutions. Humans evolved through mostly times of scarcity, we now live in abundance.
Another quote to think about:
"Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be a perfect human world? Where none suffered, where everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost". Agent Smith, The Matrix
For whatever reason, we seem to collectively crave suffering at a subconscious level.
Not to quibble but our higher primate "emotions" predate the Paleolithic era by millions of years.
Fortunately we tend to repress this sufficiently enough to get through our daily lives. It's only when we get overstressed that they leak out in the most horrific ways.
You don't think they evolved further into the paleolithic?
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