It was written in 2016, so I'm less critical than I would be otherwise. Regardless, there are too many examples given that are quickly proven wrong.
1. Strong Einstein and the cat. If a man (other than Stephen Hawking as mentioned in the post) wants to get a cat in a cat box, he can do it.
2. Great emu culling of Australia. So, yes, in the 1930s, emus surprised armed military cullers by adopting a guerilla warfare-type of response. Post said that this stymied Australian farmers forever. Post linked to Wikipedia article, clarifying that a different, less brute force approach (i.e. granting hunting licenses and awarding bounties) solved the problem with grace and finesse.
3. Scott Alexander and Art Bell. I occasionally listen to Art Bell's successor, George Noori. I doubt that Scott is still so gullible as to believe everything on Coast to Coast AM. Maybe Scott was a teenager then, as Art Bell hasn't done Coast to Coast AM for ages.
Granted, worrying about AI excessively can be a waste of time that tends to captivate smart people and distract from productive work. Regardless, I don't like posts such as this, concluding that people would be better off if they weren't so intelligent and inquisitive. Smart people generally DO realize when fringe ideas are fringe, e.g. note the mention of Kurzweil as a Google employee. This is true. He is (or was?) When is the last time you've heard anything about Kurzweil? It has been awhile for me.
The images were well-chosen, and perhaps the entire post was meant quasi-facetiously. If so, I apologize for taking it literally.
1. Strong Einstein and the cat. If a man (other than Stephen Hawking as mentioned in the post) wants to get a cat in a cat box, he can do it.
2. Great emu culling of Australia. So, yes, in the 1930s, emus surprised armed military cullers by adopting a guerilla warfare-type of response. Post said that this stymied Australian farmers forever. Post linked to Wikipedia article, clarifying that a different, less brute force approach (i.e. granting hunting licenses and awarding bounties) solved the problem with grace and finesse.
3. Scott Alexander and Art Bell. I occasionally listen to Art Bell's successor, George Noori. I doubt that Scott is still so gullible as to believe everything on Coast to Coast AM. Maybe Scott was a teenager then, as Art Bell hasn't done Coast to Coast AM for ages.
Granted, worrying about AI excessively can be a waste of time that tends to captivate smart people and distract from productive work. Regardless, I don't like posts such as this, concluding that people would be better off if they weren't so intelligent and inquisitive. Smart people generally DO realize when fringe ideas are fringe, e.g. note the mention of Kurzweil as a Google employee. This is true. He is (or was?) When is the last time you've heard anything about Kurzweil? It has been awhile for me.
The images were well-chosen, and perhaps the entire post was meant quasi-facetiously. If so, I apologize for taking it literally.