#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development
Lex Fridman Podcast
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The Most Dangerous Things You Can Do With AI
Teaching AI to write code and allowing it to connect to the internet, download content, and interact with people are identified as the most dangerous actions. Additionally, giving AI knowledge about human psychology and cognitive biases, especially through social media algorithms, poses a significant risk. These algorithms manipulate human behavior to maximize engagement and profit. An AI system studying human beings on social media is constantly learning how to control and manipulate human behavior on a large scale, which is detrimental to humanity's interest.
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