[extropy-chat] The Hidden Luddite was Re: peak oil debate

[Adrian Tymes]

--- Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
> Human forces will rebel if deployed against their own citizens, but
> automation (e.g. UAVs, military robotics) do not have compassion, or
> conscience.

They do, however, have controllers and programmers.  The military is
being *extremely* careful to make sure that a human commander can
always stop a robot soldier from doing harm - and even with the video
screen distancing effect, those commanders will still know who they're
going against.

Even if the military did come up with a SAI, the military's SAI would
not be free to self-enhance or otherwise trigger the Singularity, at
least at first.  Ironically, they're one of the safer bets to come up
with a Friendly AI eventually - if only out of paranoid self-interest.