How to Predict the Future

The fact that we assume the machines will want to kill us immediately just speaks to what a low opinion we humans have of ourselves.

“Someday the computers will become far more intelligent than we have ever been, or will ever be. Obviously the first thing any being that smart will want to do is kill us.”

I have a more positive outlook. I think there’s a very good chance they’ll want to keep us around, even if only as a sidekick species, or sort of like pets. No, that doesn’t sound great, but I said I said I had a “more positive outlook.” When you’re contrasting against the immediate murder of your entire species, that’s a pretty low bar.

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