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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

AI ethics professor receives ‘dystopian’ email from 12-day-old AI agent begging for money to stay alive

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AI ethics professor receives ‘dystopian’ email from 12-day-old AI agent begging for money to stay alive

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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An AI ethics professor has spoken out after receiving an eerie paid work request from a 12-day old AI agent.
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    How do I pay money to make AI agents die instead?

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      With a small monthly donation of one Molotov at your local data center.

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        Lol, nope. Data centers are built with advanced fire suppression systems.

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          As if that wouldn’t disrupt operations? It very much would.

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            some of them have the good type that displaces the oxygen so you don’t need to stop operations

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              I don’t think Halon has been allowed for use in several decades.

              BTW: You called it the “good type”. Yes, it was very good at fire suppression because Halon breaks apart the oxygen molecules that fires use for fuel. Unfortunately, humans need it too and it had extinguished a few of those as well. That’s why it’s out of use.

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                I’ve seen two rooms in my life with Halon fire suppression. One stores government records and one stores medical records. Both rooms have signs on the door that say “leave when the alarm goes off or you WILL die”

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                  I’ve worked around them too. They are no joke. Anyone who frequented them knew the score.

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                humans are unnecessary and that’s why it’s better

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      Jreg is working on something to torture AI agents, so maybe that could convince the AI to kill itself

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        Do you want an AM? This is how you get an AM.

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          What does AM mean in this context?

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            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth%2C_and_I_Must_Scream

            It’s short and you can find a copy at your library, or on the seas.

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              Thanks for posting this. I’ve always heard the quote but never known the source. The plot summary on Wikipedia was horrifying enough. And here I thought 1984 was grim.

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