Topic: If AI and QC merge...well, so many competitors to end humanity...

[Libertas]

If AI and QC merge...well, so many competitors to end humanity...and some of those others could exploit the former and just speed things ridiculously fast...

https://harbingersdaily.com/quantum-computing-and-ai-witnessing-end-time-technologies-fall-into-place/

H/T-WRSA

[AlanS]

Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how well I play chess, the pigeon is going to knock over all the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it's victorious.
Anonymous

[Libertas]

H/T-WRSA@GAB

Would also explain why all those posts were so choppy and random...I thought it was composite of many...guess I was right but never considered it was a 1st gen AI bot...

Lesson learned.

[Libertas]

AI, genomics and Communist China is a nightmare scenario too!

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/china-leads-new-axis-harvesting-dna-pregnant-women-fetuses-british-mp

Blow up their labs, all of them.

[Libertas]

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ai-increases-risk-nuclear-annihilation

If you don't like a good nights sleep already this won't hurt...

[Libertas]

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/microsoft-build-2024-windows-ai-operating-system-copilot-plus-pcs/

 

[ToddF]

Nope.

[Libertas]

I have to admit...I agree with everything Musk is saying.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/elon-slams-apples-farcical-ai-launch-says-will-ban-tim-cooks-creepy-spyware-devices-if-they

And I will ask all who wish to visit my premises to place their iSpy crApple phones in a Faraday bag or hit the road!

[patentlymn]

Musk smacks down Apple's AI.

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/1dd3rtp/elon_musk_threatens_tim_cook_to_not_put_his/#lightbox

[Libertas]

Yeah...

Like I said...I agree.    that BS!

[Libertas]

OK, FrankenCPU's...this is scary...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/they-are-using-lab-grown-human-brains-called-organoids-run-computers

WTF?!   

[Libertas]

Well, this will be entertaining from a distance...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/ai-vs-human-leadership-debate-over-plan-govern-cheyenne-ai-heats

...would not want to be a serf under AI overlord named Omnius, Ava, Roy Batty, Three-Laws safe Sonny, Marvin or fricken Vic!  None of the above, ever, thank you!

[Libertas]

Not good trends IMO...

https://wccftech.com/intel-official-new-financial-lifeline-chips-act-additional-3-billion-direct-funding/

The only reason to give these guys who have been getting their ass kicked by competitors is two-fold: acquiescence to DeepState demands & political contributions to the coffers of loyal politicians!  In a word CORRUPTION!

Which also makes this to be something highly wary about...

https://wccftech.com/intel-signs-multi-billion-dollar-framework-to-make-amazon-ai-chips-with-latest-technology/

About getting ass-kicked by competitors...

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/intel-reportedly-lost-playstation-6-chip-design-contract-to-amd-in-2022-the-dollar30-billion-deal-failed-probably-because-arc-gpus-have-a-lot-to-prove

And this is disturbing...

Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line

Cops to citizens will be 'on their best behavior because we're constantly recording and reporting'

AI is on the verge of ushering in a new era of mass surveillance, says Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, adding that his juggernaut is ready to serve as the technological backbone for such applications.

Those applications including keeping everyone "on their best behavior" through the use of constant real-time machine-learning-powered monitoring.

Ellison made the comments near the end of an hour-long chat at the Oracle financial analyst meeting last week during a question and answer session in which he unsurprisingly painted Oracle – a long-time US government contractor that has done various IT deals lately with AWS and Microsoft – as the AI infrastructure player.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/16/oracle_ai_mass_surveillance_cloud/

So, oracle wants to be the backbone of SkyNet's surveillance system in the totalitarian state of tomorrow, eh?

Well, that is not very Constitutionally compliant, is it?

[Libertas]

As always the programming biases built into AI is my primary concern, secondary concern (for now) is if the damned thing goes full-SkyNet...

But it is moving forward...and we better be able to control it or rue the day...

The push is so energy-dependent...it's pushing green BS aside...

New nuclear reactors...

Sam Altman-backed Nuclear SMR company Oklo announced this morning it had finalized an agreement with the Department of Energy to advance the next phase of sitting at the Idaho National Lab.

"This key step paves the way for site preparation and construction for Oklo's powerhouse," the company wrote on X.

"This MOA grants Oklo access to conduct site investigations at its preferred site in Idaho, marking a key step toward the next phase of site preparation and construction," it continued in a press release.

"As the only advanced fission company with a DOE site use permit, along with substantial regulatory progress and a secured fuel supply, Oklo is uniquely positioned to deploy the first commercial advanced fission power plant in the U.S," the release says.

"The site investigations enabled by this MOA will focus on geotechnical assessments, environmental surveys, and infrastructure planning."

Jacob DeWitte, Co-Founder and CEO said: “Our partnership with the DOE has been instrumental. Beginning with the site use permit and fuel award in 2019. Signing this MOA reflects our commitment to timely deployment and operational readiness while also helping to manage costs and maintain our project schedule.”

As we've noted this past week, the nuclear energy embrace is starting to make its way across the country. Recall, just hours ago Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was urging for Three Mile Island to reopen as quickly as possible.

Following Microsoft's agreement to purchase power from the dormant nuclear plant, Shapiro urged regulators to prioritize the reactor's connection to the electrical grid, according to a new report from Barron’s.

In a letter to PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving Pennsylvania and several other states, Shapiro emphasized that the plant should not face the extended delays typical for new developments, as Microsoft aims to start utilizing the reactor's energy by 2028.

PJM Interconnection responded to Shapiro’s concerns, stating that it is developing a “fast track” process to prioritize certain electricity projects, potentially speeding up the reactor's return to service.

Shapiro wants the reactor to “be allowed to come online as quickly as possible rather than waiting in the queue as if they were an entirely new development,” he wrote.

Recall we wrote last week the owner of Three Mile Island is investing $1.6 billion to revive the plant and has agreed to sell all of its output to Microsoft, which is seeking power for its data centers.

This momentum continues our "Next AI Trade" that we pointed out in April of this year, where we outlined various investment opportunities for powering up America, playing out. Backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, Oklo remains one of our favorite names in nuclear.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/sam-altman-backed-nuclear-startup-oklo-signs-agreement-dept-energy-next-phase-siting-idaho

Altman & Gates need to be monitored constantly IMO!

Altman sees profit in going from non-profit...

Update (0800ET): Building on the Reuters report that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is mulling over restructuring its core business from a non-profit to a for-profit company, Bloomberg cites sources indicating that CEO Sam Altman could be awarded a handsome 7% equity stake in the artificial intelligence startup.
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Musk’s revived lawsuit includes several allegations against OpenAI, Altman, and Brockman—at the heart of which is a claim that Altman and Brockman “intentionally courted and deceived” Musk into co-founding OpenAI under false pretenses.

Musk asserted in the 81-page suit that he was misled into believing that OpenAI would be a nonprofit organization focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies “for the benefit of humanity,” operating as a counterbalance to for-profit tech giants.

According to the lawsuit, OpenAI’s co-founders allegedly manipulated Musk by making repeated promises and assurances that the organization would remain open-source and not driven by profit.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/musk-was-right-openai-shuts-down-non-profit-control-cto-exits

And Musk was right!

[Libertas]

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/musk-pushes-again-block-openais-illegal-conversion-profit-model

Keep your teeth on their throat!

 

[Libertas]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/12/09/palantir-ceo-dr-alex-karp-outlines-future-of-ai-race-during-reagan-national-defense-forum/

Karp is a wild looking dude, but he is a super hyper personality which I guess is not unique in techie circles...and he does make a lot of really good points...but like Sundance I too have concerns (I've expressed them often, and will continue to do so!) about privacy and avoiding the slip into totalitarianism.  As we all know, the easier it becomes for human beings to wield a new tool to be the means to their end (invariably control for the few over the many)...AI capability offers too many easy avenues to such dangerous people.  Look at how easy it was for FJB's henchlings to use the new tools W Bush gave us in the wake of 9/11 to easily gin up excuses to spy on and undermine President Trump!  So, we need a big, long and detailed discussion of the "values" built into AI LLM's and some sort of panel of independent citizen-controlled oversight body to help review any decision approaching pre-defined gray areas along with the recommendations of stakeholders (Congress, Executive, SCOTUS) before any algorithm breaching that gray area is put into production.

I guess we'll find out...

It's coming, the impulse to get it before anybody else (and there is valid concerns about nefarious actors like the Chi-Com's and terror groups) is extremely potent...but there needs to be brakes, discussions and redundant oversight!

[Libertas]

It's never a concern when a whistleblower dies...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/suspicious-openai-whistleblower-death-ruled-suicide

...nothing to see here, move along...

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