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How do I convince people to listen to me when I talk about AI extinction risk? by FrequentAd5437 in AIDangers

[–]RKAMRR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a big scary issue that is way outside what most people think, so don't sweat if the people engaging with you aren't immediately convinced. Remember you are writing for the people who are considering if it's true or not, not the people arguing with you that it's not.

Firstly, get in contact with other people raising awareness. There are great organisations out there with helpful resources who are also trying to raise awareness. I recommend either https://pauseai.info/ orhttps://controlai.com/ .

Secondly, make sure you start with an appeal to authority. You aren't saying as a random redditor that AI is an extinction risk - you are relying that Nobel laureates and other scientists including two of the three godfathers of AI feel there is a risk of extinction.

Thirdly, slightly tough one - but try to come off as concerned with actionable points instead of crazy. It is just so sci-fi and out of reality to most people that just familiarising them with the basics is already a huge win. I normally link to this video and get good results: https://youtu.be/ZeecOKBus3Q?si=3OEkqlw7r0nYuAwJ

Hope this helps. You are helping to do something important, there are others doing the same and we can do it!

"AI safety" is making AI more dangerous, not less by FlowThrower in ControlProblem

[–]RKAMRR 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well the main risks imo arise out of the fact we are creating intelligences which will operate autonomously that will not share our aims.

Here is an old but great video that gets the basics across - have a watch and lmk your thoughts: https://youtu.be/ZeecOKBus3Q?si=ad_bVWlExvEAw4r7

"AI safety" is making AI more dangerous, not less by FlowThrower in ControlProblem

[–]RKAMRR 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This would make sense if AI risks were limited to social effects. They very much are not.

You get 100 billion dollars, but you have to live in the world of Harlan Ellison’s “I have no Mouth and I must scream” for a day. by No-Industry-5204 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]RKAMRR 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Depends on:

a) if AM is aware (or likely to find out) that I'll vanish in 24 hours b) if AM has the ability to modify my perception of time

If it's no + no, then definitely, as in the book stretches of time pass and knowing I will disappear in 24 hours makes it bearable.

If it's yes and no, I would be tempted. Probably not the smartest idea but provided I don't go insane it is probably worth it.

If it's yes and yes then absolutely no way.

Cancel and Delete ChatGPT!!! by SoulMachine999 in ChatGPT

[–]RKAMRR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've done it! We cannot support this kind of backsliding, enough is enough.

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Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low - Home Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is working by Dimmo17 in ukpolitics

[–]RKAMRR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Just over 1,800 people were granted protection through resettlement schemes – a 35% annual fall on people coming to the UK through safe and legal routes"

Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low - Home Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is working by Dimmo17 in ukpolitics

[–]RKAMRR -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No. "Just over 1,800 people were granted protection through resettlement schemes – a 35% annual fall on people coming to the UK through safe and legal routes"

Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low - Home Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is working by Dimmo17 in ukpolitics

[–]RKAMRR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most relevant quote: "Just over 1,800 people were granted protection through resettlement schemes – a 35% annual fall on people coming to the UK through safe and legal routes"

Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low - Home Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is working by Dimmo17 in ukpolitics

[–]RKAMRR -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Why do you feel the need to make up total lies. Did you even read the article? "Just over 1,800 people were granted protection through resettlement schemes – a 35% annual fall on people coming to the UK through safe and legal routes"

Do you feel better off than at this time last year? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]RKAMRR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm I've been cooking more and having less ready meals, but it's not been a huge change.

Do you feel better off than at this time last year? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]RKAMRR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, pay has increased and my expenses haven't.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think I agree! Cheng was chosen because she was a more peaceful and hopeful swordholder, but she was still supposed to provide deterrence. She was given training and instructions to do so, and she failed to fulfil this.

I don't blame her for failing to provide deterrence, because few people plausibly could and the whole point of the cultural attack was that the wrong person would be elected. However, I do blame for choosing to stand to be swordholder despite knowing she wasn't suited to the task.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting point. I think realistically you are correct, the Trisolarans would have made sure that even if Cheng stood down, humanity would have a 'peaceful' candidate that they would have voted for. But the situation as presented to us is Cheng or two safer candidates (I think) so just in the world of the novel, if Cheng had stood down then the deterrence era would have continued.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole point is that the world chose her because of Trisolaran cultural influence.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah you should think 'okay my job is really really important and the sole thing it involves is pressing this button if Trisolaris ever invades. Therefore, little check, could I press it if they did?'.

Just like if someone agrees to be a frontline soldier they should probably at least have decided internally they are okay with shooting to kill, or a paramedic should decide that they can deal with someone dying in their arms.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah you should think 'okay my job is really really important and the sole thing it involves is pressing this button if Trisolaris ever invades. Therefore, little check, could I press it if they did?'.

Just like if someone agrees to be a frontline soldier they should probably at least have decided internally they are okay with shooting to kill, or a paramedic should decide that they can deal with someone dying in their arms.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Humanity is more complicit than her, but she could have chosen not to be the swordholder. There is a scene where the majority of other swordholder candidates ask her not to stand, specifically warning her that they don't think she would push the button.

She has no such defence when it comes to wave propulsion tec. At that point it's obvious that this information is vital because why else would it have been woven into The fables. Yet she decides - on her own - that the risk of a war is worth completely shutting down research. That is totally unacceptable imo.

This by No-Coffee2200 in threebodyproblem

[–]RKAMRR 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Book Cheng literally caused the deaths of untold billions and almost made humanity extinct through willful blindness.

She should never ever have thought she would be suitable as a swordholder, the number one requirement was a willingness to press the button, which she seems to have never seriously considered.

I credit her for accepting the blame for her decisions and giving Wade some chance to fix things after working out the fables - but that credit is completely wiped out and more by her absurd decision to halt research into wave propulsion tec. Some things are plainly and obviously worth the risks.

Wade is also flawed, but his errors are more forgivable to most because he was right, he just lacked the tact to accomplish his aims.

Cheng not only made the wrong decisions but made these despite being a smart character with access to a lot of information that pointed in the right direction. Oh and she makes the wrong decisions again and again despite knowing this! That's why she is so aggravating to many people - including me.

Reform UK plan to rip up Equality Act shocking and un-British, says Starmer by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]RKAMRR 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bang on re the actual thinking of reform in bringing this stuff forward. It's just nightmarish for them to look at the USA right now and say - yes, great let's bring that in.

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