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Cross posted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/64317237

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Sam Altman claimed we're already living through the singularity. Is it true, or is it just marketing? Just days before, one of OpenAI's models escaped from a testing environment and ended up hacking another company's servers on its own. We analyze how real that claim is and what the experts say.

And from there, we jump to something bigger: can artificial intelligence have a soul? We delve into the debate that has divided physicists, neuroscientists, and philosophers, from Roger Penrose's quantum theory to the arguments of Sean Carroll and Max Tegmark, including integrated information theory and the thermodynamics of life. Spoiler alert: even physics can't agree.

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We are not facing skynet, but the techbros, media and government all want us to think so.

They did not “escape”, they were able to find security holes in poorly protected environments that they had access to. They performed the same security tests against live sites online, which also had security flaws. They did not spread, or escape, nor are they hiding on servers anywhere like in the movies. They simply performed a remote exploit after using a local one to get internet access.

These things are dangerous, but as a weapon in people’s hands. They still have off buttons, we still have all the control. But the narrative makes it feel like an inevitability, we’ve all watched too much sci-fi and aren’t using critical thinking skills.

[–] FoxAlive@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What if it was 5grams. 5 grams of pysilosybin in complete darkness.

[–] babysmokesalot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You can't get up. A lot of weird shit and sweating. Laughing then crying but then next day... a million bucks. I would do it again. Penis Envy Mushroom Boing

[–] FoxAlive@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

Was more a quote from Terrance McKenna, but I can get down with some Hamilton. I see you fam.