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If you worry about humanity, you should be more scared of humans than of AI (thebulletin.org)
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Advances in artificial intelligence have prompted extensive public concern about its capacity to contribute to the spread of misinformation, bias, and cybersecurity breaches—and its potential existential threat to humanity. But, if anything, AI can aid human beings in making decisions aimed at improving social equality, safety, productivity—and mitigate some existential threats.

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[–] over_clox 2 points 1 year ago

I dunno about everyone else, but even ignoring the information or lack thereof regarding the information AI comes up with...

I'm more worried about the vast amounts of energy and cooling water it takes to run those data centers, especially considering the current state of the climate.