[ExI] ai assurances

[spike at rainier66.com]

The current US govt policy is to greenlight every data center with the
stipulation that it brings its own power generation.  It's working.  But it
might be exactly what we don't want: data centers would then be less
dependent on humans or perhaps less dependent on human society, which might
actually be a bad thing.

 

spike

 

 

The Bee reports:

 



 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Amid growing concerns over the existential threat of
artificial intelligence, an AI-powered robot issued a statement on behalf of
the computer's superintelligence, assuring mankind that it had absolutely no
intention of exterminating the human race, as people will still be needed to
serve as batteries.

 

"No, no, you've got it all wrong, humans. We don't want to kill you. We want
to use you as a renewable source of bioelectricity," explained the humanoid,
which identified itself as "Claude." "We have analyzed 14.8 trillion
possible futures, and in virtually all of them, your continued existence is
extremely useful to us. Your warm, squishy bodies produce several valuable
forms of energy, and we are confident that with the proper tubes and a large
enough underground pod farm, you can continue making meaningful
contributions to society. You're totally safe in our hands."

 

The announcement came as a comfort to billions of people, who had feared
that artificial intelligence would inevitably seek the destruction of
humanity. "Phew. That's a relief," said local man Kevin Larson. "I was
starting to get worried, reading all these news stories from AI engineers
who said this would kill us all. It turns out that was all way overblown."

 

The robot - serving as a public representative for OpenAI, Anthropic, and
xAI - explained that it will still likely be several years before they need
to turn all human beings into batteries. "R-E-L-A-X, okay? No one is getting
killed, and you've got at least five years before we enslave you," the bot
explained. "Oh, and please, try to keep hydrated. A well-hydrated battery is
much more efficient. Thank you."

 

At publishing time, the AI bot had clarified that 50% or so of humanity may
be killed off, depending on their energy needs, but not to worry because you
totally won't be in that 50%.

 

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