Do you also think that a more sophisticated version of Google Maps could, when asked to minimize the trip from A to B, do something that results in damming the river so you could drive across the riverbed and reduce the distance?
That’s a fascinating question, and my basic answer is probably not. But I don’t in general assign nearly as high a probability to rogue AI as many do here. The fundamental problem here is that Xerographica isn’t grappling at all with the sorts of scenarios which people concerned about AI are concerned about.
Do you also think that a more sophisticated version of Google Maps could, when asked to minimize the trip from A to B, do something that results in damming the river so you could drive across the riverbed and reduce the distance?
That’s a fascinating question, and my basic answer is probably not. But I don’t in general assign nearly as high a probability to rogue AI as many do here. The fundamental problem here is that Xerographica isn’t grappling at all with the sorts of scenarios which people concerned about AI are concerned about.