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Uncle Joe

(65,980 posts) Tue Jun 23, 2026, 03:52 AM Yesterday

MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI

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MIT Explains the 12 Possible Endings for AI (Original Post) Uncle Joe Yesterday OP

But at least billionaires will profit hugely in the meantime. Orrex Yesterday #1

AI is not the direct threat to humanity infullview Yesterday #2

Sooo...nothing good can from AI? -misanthroptimist Yesterday #3

If AI is based on human colonial, and human to animal experience to date, I don't think so. Uncle Joe 21 hrs ago #4

Orrex

(67,530 posts)

1. But at least billionaires will profit hugely in the meantime.

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Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:28 AM

Yesterday

infullview

(1,158 posts)

2. AI is not the direct threat to humanity

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Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:10 AM

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It's the environmental cost to run it that will kill humanity.

-misanthroptimist

(1,940 posts)

3. Sooo...nothing good can from AI?

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Tue Jun 23, 2026, 07:24 AM

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Oh, and the people behind AI appear to be sociopathic maniacs.

Uncle Joe

(65,980 posts)

4. If AI is based on human colonial, and human to animal experience to date, I don't think so.

Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 12:27 PM

21 hrs ago

The only way I can see bucking all these trends is to first create a new predominant human experience for AI to copy, we as a species have to grow or evolve first.

If we can't reach a higher state of enlightenment, and AI is created in our image, in the long run how can we expect anything more from it than we can of ourselves?

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