“You know that thing where we beat neanderthals and chimps head to head and are now the top of the food chain everywhere by having groups and coordination? AI that can control a roomba really fast, but is made by big tech for military use, will be able to beat us in a war and then leave us for dead. Pretty much I’m telling you the only thing that looks fictional to me in Terminator is the glowing eyes and the time travel. In reality, there’s no recovering from a military strategist AI taking over and driving the new autonomous tanks they’re probably building already into town.”
It really should be quite easy to convince someone but once you do it will seem insurmountable to them
Also people often don’t immediately admit to being convinced
I like what you’ve written and personally find it persuasive. It would be gobbledygook to my mother. I do wonder how much people’s comments in this thread reveal about their own mothers lol. My mom is working class, smart, but not intellectual at all. I think that’s actually most people and most moms, but some people on here are in some kind of bubble where even their moms might be a bit different from the usual, non-intellectual working class person.
But what if they misquote “armies are made of people” and assume AI will be as foolish as portrayed in movies? Or what if they believe AI cannot take over industry, making the loss of military power irreversible? Or what if they fall into the illusion that AI can only be used for military purposes, thinking they need only prevent it from controlling armies—thus overlooking the possibility of a soft takeover?
For the secular mom in your life,
“You know that thing where we beat neanderthals and chimps head to head and are now the top of the food chain everywhere by having groups and coordination? AI that can control a roomba really fast, but is made by big tech for military use, will be able to beat us in a war and then leave us for dead. Pretty much I’m telling you the only thing that looks fictional to me in Terminator is the glowing eyes and the time travel. In reality, there’s no recovering from a military strategist AI taking over and driving the new autonomous tanks they’re probably building already into town.”
It really should be quite easy to convince someone but once you do it will seem insurmountable to them
Also people often don’t immediately admit to being convinced
I like what you’ve written and personally find it persuasive. It would be gobbledygook to my mother. I do wonder how much people’s comments in this thread reveal about their own mothers lol. My mom is working class, smart, but not intellectual at all. I think that’s actually most people and most moms, but some people on here are in some kind of bubble where even their moms might be a bit different from the usual, non-intellectual working class person.
But what if they misquote “armies are made of people” and assume AI will be as foolish as portrayed in movies? Or what if they believe AI cannot take over industry, making the loss of military power irreversible? Or what if they fall into the illusion that AI can only be used for military purposes, thinking they need only prevent it from controlling armies—thus overlooking the possibility of a soft takeover?