Transhumanism
Folks, I’m an old-school scifi nerd who reads physics texts and Artificial Intelligence theory for fun. Given that I love fiction, I completely understand why AIs like Shodan (the front-page banner for this piece) or the machine intelligences from The Matrix are so often depicted as evil – simply put, it makes for a more compelling story. The reality of AI isn’t necessarily so bleak; there are dangers, true, but a machine intelligence isn’t innately a threat to human beings. The real threat is the people who study these things. The folks over on LessWrong, in addition to having great...
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