A virus can wipe out significant portions of the human population with so little complexity we don't even consider it life, and with no understanding of what it's doing.
There are systems on the planet in which a single circuit activation has the potential to turn everything into radioactive soup via a cascade of responses.
The near term risk isn't super intelligence, it's the paper-clip optimizer pushing the wrong button.
There are systems on the planet in which a single circuit activation has the potential to turn everything into radioactive soup via a cascade of responses.
The near term risk isn't super intelligence, it's the paper-clip optimizer pushing the wrong button.