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Jan_Rzymkowski comments on [LINK] Elon Musk interested in AI safety - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Jan_Rzymkowski 19 June 2014 01:31:19AM -2 points [-]

But Musk starts with mentioning "Terminator". There's plenty of sf literature showing much more accuratly danger of AI, though none of them as widely known as "Terminator".

That AI may have unexpected dangers seems too vague to me, to expect Musk to think along lines of LWers.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 19 June 2014 12:06:28PM 5 points [-]

Terminator is way more popular than the others.

2001? Not catastrophic enough.

I, Robot (the movie)? Not nearly as popular or classic, and it features a comparatively easy solution

Terminator has '99% of humanity wiped out, let's really REALLY avoid this scenario' AND 'computers following directions exactly, not accomplishing what intended'