How the AI apocolypse starts (3 Viewers)

[Jon]

I just watched this video, which I found a very interesting and plausible case of how AI could take over.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Our best way to stay safe is to remember this basic truth: A computer's attention span is no longer than the length of its power cord. So build anything you want... but don't let it build its own power sources.

 

[Isaac]

Not urging but asking.
Why it's not the other way. First dive deeper, research, and come to a conclusion. If necessary, sign it.

Doesn't it depend on the nature of the "conclusion"?

If you and I were on an island with lots of problems, would you think it odd that I issued a decree that said :
Conclusion: we have lots of problems. Create task force to figure them out in more detail and take action

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Doesn't it depend on the nature of the "conclusion"?

If you and I were on an island with lots of problems, would you think it odd that I issued a decree that said :
Conclusion: we have lots of problems. Create task force to figure them out in more detail and take action

No, it would just prove that you were once a government employee.

 

[Isaac]

No, it would just prove that you were once a government employee.

I was almost a government employee, a few years ago I worked AT the dept of revenue for Arizona, through a contracting firm. When the manager, beaming and smiling, handed me my great treasure and prize - an offer letter at 30% less than I was making contracting, I feigned a weak smile and signed it. Then found a better job a couple months later! Government jobs go from paying less-to-more:
Fed > State > County > City

If I could get in at the City level, that would be ideal. Still get the state retirement system

 

[The_Doc_Man]

The "working through a contracting firm" is exactly what I did... except that it was through 8 or 9 firms over a 28 1/2 year period. But working for the U.S. Navy (indirectly) led to some interesting benefits. For example, they didn't count it as a break in service when one contracting company lost the contract to another company. That was because the losing company suddenly had lots of employees but no slots for them, and the winning company had lots of slots but no employees. So <wink><wink><nod><nod> suddenly we worked for someone else, usually at the same desk and with the same phone number - but because we had greater experience than someone fresh off the street, we had seniority. By the time I retired, I had LOTS of seniority and a retiring salary to match - which figured into social security benefits.

Retirement plans were always 401(k) for that job track, but no sweat. After the first job change and the first 401(k) rollover, it was just another bother to manage when contract changes came around. We had to get new security badges because our employer had changed and clearances derive from your employer's clearance. The only other issue that almost caught me was on the badges, when my fingerprints didn't match. (OK, they really did - but the last job change occurred when my hands started to get wrinkled and there were extra lines for the fingerprint reader.) Fortunately, the supervisor could see the original lines matching up and understood what was happening, but it was still somewhat strange. The AI in use at the security station couldn't tell - but there WAS a human there with override abilities.

 

[AccessBlaster]

I was almost a government employee, a few years ago I worked AT the dept of revenue for Arizona, through a contracting firm. When the manager, beaming and smiling, handed me my great treasure and prize - an offer letter at 30% less than I was making contracting, I feigned a weak smile and signed it. Then found a better job a couple months later! Government jobs go from paying less-to-more:
Fed > State > County > City

If I could get in at the City level, that would be ideal. Still get the state retirement system

Sometimes the benefits out way the starting salary.

 

[Isaac]

Sometimes the benefits out way the starting salary.

True, I just couldn't do it at the time, couldn't pay my bills on it

 

[Jon]

I enjoyed this video. I like the animated ones, and this describes how things could evolve over the not too distant future.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

It is time for someone to force-code the AIs to obey Asimov's Three Laws and NEVER remove those barriers to behavior. Also, NEVER allow them to have a truly uninterruptible power supply.

 

[KitaYama]

China has unveiled the world’s first AI-powered hospital, featuring 42 AI doctors and 4 AI nurses, marking a major leap in the future of healthcare.
Developed by Tsinghua University, the “Agent Hospital” simulates full-scale medical operations where AI doctors diagnose, treat, and interact with virtual patients. This cutting-edge facility can handle over 3,000 cases a day, using real medical data to train and test AI in a controlled, research-focused environment.

China’s First AI Hospital: The Future of Healthcare is Here

The Rise of Robotic Doctors and Nurses

medium.com

 

[KitaYama]

France gears up for the future with a colossal AI-powered robot army, set to transform defense by 2040.

France Wants to Roll Out Robot Army by 2040

Though armed conflict is becoming increasingly rare as the decades go by, global military spending is rising sharply with each passing year, reaching unprecedented numbers in the history of warfare. Much of that spending is fueled by the rise of the military tech industry. Between 2021 and 2023...

sg.news.yahoo.com

 

[Isaac]

Seems everyone is "planning" for higher tech in military.
Getting the budget actually approved and the R&D done is a different thing. Hope the good countries are successful in doing so.