Stamp collecting or paperclip maximising could be entertaining to watch, I’m actually serious. It’s ubiquitious as an example and is just horrifying/absurd enough to grab attention. I would not be surprised if a scaffolded LLM could collect a few stamps with cold emails. If it can only attempt to manipulate a willing twitch chat then I believe that could be slightly more ethical and effective. Some will actually troll and donate money to buy stamps, and it can identify ideal targets who will donate more money and strategies to increase the likelihood that they do, including making the stream more entertaining by creating master scheming plans for stamp-maximising and the benefits thereof and asking the most devoted followers to spread propoganda. It could run polls to pick up new strategies or decide which ones to follow. I’m not sure if the proceeds from such an effort should go to stamps. It would certainly be a better outcome if it went to charity, but that sort of defeats the point. A disturbingly large pile of stamps is undeniable physical evidence. (Before the universe exponentially is tiled with stamp-tronium)
Another thought: letting an “evil” AI cause problems on a simulated parody internet could be interesting. Platforms like websim.ai with on the fly website generation make this possible. A strong narrative component, some humor, and some audience engagement could turn such a stream into a thrilling ARG or performance art piece.
Stamp collecting or paperclip maximising could be entertaining to watch, I’m actually serious. It’s ubiquitious as an example and is just horrifying/absurd enough to grab attention. I would not be surprised if a scaffolded LLM could collect a few stamps with cold emails. If it can only attempt to manipulate a willing twitch chat then I believe that could be slightly more ethical and effective. Some will actually troll and donate money to buy stamps, and it can identify ideal targets who will donate more money and strategies to increase the likelihood that they do, including making the stream more entertaining by creating master scheming plans for stamp-maximising and the benefits thereof and asking the most devoted followers to spread propoganda. It could run polls to pick up new strategies or decide which ones to follow. I’m not sure if the proceeds from such an effort should go to stamps. It would certainly be a better outcome if it went to charity, but that sort of defeats the point. A disturbingly large pile of stamps is undeniable physical evidence. (Before the universe exponentially is tiled with stamp-tronium)
Another thought: letting an “evil” AI cause problems on a simulated parody internet could be interesting. Platforms like websim.ai with on the fly website generation make this possible. A strong narrative component, some humor, and some audience engagement could turn such a stream into a thrilling ARG or performance art piece.