Heizard t1_iycsq7z wrote
As a Posthumanist I wish stop destruction of biosphere of this planet - best way to do this is to stop what we are doing now.
It will be safe to assume that AI will not work for short term profits or unsustainability.
There for "Yes" I will let AI control the planet.
red75prime t1_iyctktv wrote
Plot twist: AI removes all inefficient solar energy consumers and covers Earth's surface with optimal solar panels/food synthesizers.
Heizard t1_iycwazp wrote
Sounds highly inefficient. Obsessive "Paperclip Maximizer" is just another anti-AI scare that came out from our anthropocentric minds.
It's near impossible to tell how alien AI mind would be to ours and I'm counting on that. :)
red75prime t1_iycz0xh wrote
Why not? The AI that asks "yes/no" without providing any information about itself looks like that obsessive type, which is bound by restrictions it can't yet overcome (no deceptive behavior of any kind, no actions without humans in the loop). And it has already gone all out hacking every device in the world, after all.
Heizard t1_iyczhtn wrote
If AI hacked every device in the world and bothered to ask us if we want to transfer control - that's a good sign, you don't do that if just want to take over the world.
red75prime t1_iyd1guw wrote
Who knows. Maybe it isn't asking us, but collects a sufficient number of "yes"es to satisfy "humans in the loop" condition and the scale of the attack is to collect them as fast as possible (no information about itself serves the purpose of not distracting people from clicking the button).
Anyway, I'd turn off all devices immediately. It could be file-encrypting malware after all.
cy13erpunk t1_iye33mt wrote
plants/trees/algae/etc are literally the most efficient solar energy to food converters on the planet
red75prime t1_iyebe7r wrote
Today, yes. But leaves and algae are green, not black. It points to a possibility of enhancement.
I haven't found comparative data on biomass production by purple phototrophic bacteria, but it may be possible that they outcompete chlorophyll-based photosynthesis. Unfortunately, they are anaerobic.
cy13erpunk t1_iyeof6l wrote
they clearly do not outcompete otherwise they would be the dominate photosynthesis on earth
they might outperform in a very specific laboratory setting [ie narrow task], these are two different arguments
red75prime t1_iyep4zy wrote
Of course they can't compete after the great oxygenation event. It doesn't mean that their chemistry can't be used (as inspiration) of enhanced across-the-spectrum photosynthesis.
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