Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10% to 20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fast

Great headline, but ask fusion how long they have been 20 years away and how many more years they have…

  • very_well_lost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It has to compete with: Climate change

    That’s the fun part, it doesn’t! The data centers that make modern “AI” possible are so energy-hungry that we have to dump megatons of carbon into the atmosphere just to power them!

    AI can destroy civilization and cook the planet simultaneously.

    Synergy, baby!

      • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        and then the same amount of energy is used in just burning gasoline (never mind diesel and kerosine)