How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
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The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do.
  • Soyweiser@awful.systemsEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I get it—calling AGI a conspiracy isn’t a perfect analogy. It will also piss a lot of people off [emp mine].

    No need to oversell it, I already was onboard on the ‘it is a conspiracy’ bit.

    And you know he has done some research when he brings up Ben Goertzel. (Who last I checked now really believes in parapsychology)

    Goertzel did some work with Peter Thiel

    Drink!