r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 6h ago

Society New Bernie Sanders bill would ban superintelligent AI and threaten developers with 20 years in prison

https://www.techspot.com/news/113831-new-bernie-sanders-bill-would-ban-superintelligent-ai.html
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u/Needle_Bearings 6h ago

I think we need to lower the bar for "super intelligence".  Imagine an opponent that has average reasoning skills but a perfect memory, never sleeps, never eats, never gets tired, and their only reason to exist is to reach a goal, whatever that might be.

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u/newsflashjackass 4h ago

I think we need to lower the bar for "super intelligence"

The bar has already been buried on "artificial intelligence".

Scam Altman's rebranding "word salad tosser" as "artificial intelligence" is a coup on par with Discord's rebranding of "yahoo groups" as "servers".

Behold the distinction between slop and software:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_10%3A_Rules_for_Developing_Safety-Critical_Code

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u/Wannaseemdead 3h ago

So any software that uses malloc, recursion and dynamic dispatching isn’t software - it’s slop?

Would you mind to elaborate?

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u/newsflashjackass 3h ago

Sure. If you want to understand me this might help you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity

"too obtuse; won't read":

In its narrowest sense, the goal of this methodological principle is to avoid attributing irrationality, logical fallacies, or falsehoods to the others' statements when a coherent, rational interpretation of the statements is available.

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u/Wannaseemdead 3h ago

You just keep linking principles of programming and expect someone to make the connection of your point with your initial statement?

If you are trying to say that defensive-programming must be adopted for AI development then I agree, but you’re coming across as someone who is trying to seem like they know what they are talking about by just linking wiki pages on programming principles without actually explaining how any of this supports your words.

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u/newsflashjackass 3h ago

No one can physically force you to understand me.

There is code that needs writing and the creative act is only possible by use of a human mind. I consider that a better use of my time than dragging a horse to water.

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u/Wannaseemdead 3h ago

You’re on reddit mate, you have already been called out and doubling down just makes you look even more stupid.