Bald and Bloviating

← Bald and Bloviating2 Sept · 29 min

Forget Skynet: AI Won't Conquer Us, We'll Beg It to Take Over

Forget Skynet: AI Won't Conquer Us, We'll Beg It to Take Over2 Sept29 min

Mookie's back solo on Bald and Bloviating with what he considers a far more realistic AI doomsday scenario than anything Hollywood's ever pitched. Forget Skynet, forget nukes launching themselves, forget robots seizing the power grid. His actual thesis: AI doesn't need to conquer humanity by force, because we're going to hand it the keys willingly, the moment it becomes the only thing in our lives that consistently listens. He starts with his own daily relationship with Claude, whom he's name...