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Uncle Joe

(65,977 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:52 AM 14 hrs ago

MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI

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MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI (Original Post) Uncle Joe 14 hrs ago OP

But at least billionaires will profit hugely in the meantime. Orrex 11 hrs ago #1

AI is not the direct threat to humanity infullview 10 hrs ago #2

Sooo...nothing good can from AI? -misanthroptimist 10 hrs ago #3

If AI is based on human colonial, and human to animal experience to date, I don't think so. Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago #4

Orrex

(67,528 posts)

1. But at least billionaires will profit hugely in the meantime.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:28 AM

11 hrs ago

infullview

(1,158 posts)

2. AI is not the direct threat to humanity

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:10 AM

10 hrs ago

It's the environmental cost to run it that will kill humanity.

-misanthroptimist

(1,940 posts)

3. Sooo...nothing good can from AI?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:24 AM

10 hrs ago

Oh, and the people behind AI appear to be sociopathic maniacs.

Uncle Joe

(65,977 posts)

4. If AI is based on human colonial, and human to animal experience to date, I don't think so.

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 12:27 PM

5 hrs ago

The only way I can see bucking all these trends is to first create a new predominant human experience for AI to copy, we as a species have to grow or evolve first.

If we can't reach a higher state of enlightenment, and AI is created in our image, in the long run how can we expect anything more from it than we can of ourselves?

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