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0 pointsamelius1y ago0 comments

What if at some point AI figures out a solution to climate change?

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Why would we be any more likely to implement it, relative to the solutions that humans have already figured out for climate change?

sensanaty1y ago

Well we can be confident in the knowledge that techbros might finally take the issue seriously if an AI tells them to!

ks20481y ago

I know this is not an uncommon opinion in tech circles, but I believe an insane thing to hang humanities hopes on. There's no reason to think AI will be omnipotent.

balls1871y ago

There is not, but there is plenty of historical evidence that scientific and technological progress has routinely addressed humanities crisis du jour.

staunton1y ago

You mean new and incredibly effective ways to shape public opinion? I guess it might. But then someone would still have to use it for that purpose...

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