Agree with all that, but also think that AI will takeover not AI labs, but governments.
A weak point here is that such global AI doesn’t have overwhelming motive to kill humans. Even in current world humans can’t change much about how things are going in the world. Terrorists and few rogue states are trying but failing. Obviously, after human disempowerment, individual humans will not be able to perform significant resistance a la Sarah Connor. Some human population will remain for experiments or work in special conditions like radioactive mines. But bad things and population decline is likely.
Some human population will remain for experiments or work in special conditions like radioactive mines. But bad things and population decline is likely.
Radioactivity is much more of a problem for people than for machines.
consumer electronics aren’t radiation hardened
computer chips for satellites, nuclear industry, etc. are though
nuclear industry puts some electronics (EX:cameras) in places with radiation levels that would be fatal to humans in hours to minutes.
In terms of instrumental value, humans are only useful as an already existing work force
we have arm/legs/hands, hand-eye coordination and some ability to think
sufficient robotics/silicon manufacturing can replace us
humans are generally squishier and less capable of operating in horrible conditions than a purpose built robot.
Once the robot “brains” catch up, the coordination gap will close.
Agree with all that, but also think that AI will takeover not AI labs, but governments.
A weak point here is that such global AI doesn’t have overwhelming motive to kill humans.
Even in current world humans can’t change much about how things are going in the world. Terrorists and few rogue states are trying but failing. Obviously, after human disempowerment, individual humans will not be able to perform significant resistance a la Sarah Connor. Some human population will remain for experiments or work in special conditions like radioactive mines. But bad things and population decline is likely.
Radioactivity is much more of a problem for people than for machines.
consumer electronics aren’t radiation hardened
computer chips for satellites, nuclear industry, etc. are though
nuclear industry puts some electronics (EX:cameras) in places with radiation levels that would be fatal to humans in hours to minutes.
In terms of instrumental value, humans are only useful as an already existing work force
we have arm/legs/hands, hand-eye coordination and some ability to think
sufficient robotics/silicon manufacturing can replace us
humans are generally squishier and less capable of operating in horrible conditions than a purpose built robot.
Once the robot “brains” catch up, the coordination gap will close.
then it’s a question of price/availability