"he warned it could trigger a large-scale incident this year or next, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems."

I know this sounds unusual, but I do think this wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen. Sure, it would cause a bit of chaos, but it might also make us think twice about continuing down our current path of unfettered development, and possibly even make us much more cautious, which might in turn even help us with the climate crisis.

Because human beings in a large mass only respond to one thing: immediate difficulty. They don't respond to delayed difficulty like "the climate is getting worse" or "technology will make life more difficult in the distant future". They only respond to immediate pain.

So I think it would be a good thing if the financial system had a serious threat. Then people with money, who tend to offset future problems with technical solutions and financial padding, would start to become much more suspicious of technology and defund AI and wasteful things that are likely to threaten their safety.

This is a bit like Rudolf Diesel saying maybe we're better off without airplanes. The field has long since left this guy behind.

AI winter has arrived.

modern day Mary Shelley

We are not but we need a better approach, https://www.ethicalacceleration.org

I guess capsule network haven't improved ...

oh word?

The scene is bleak, silent, desert-like with a few dead trees bleached white by unfiltered UV. Nothing moves. In the distance a cave, and from that cave

... no shit Sherlock

We should have not left the trees. You cannot disrupt banking and power if they do not exist. Checkmate!

> we fail to manage the risks and … have a huge gap between rich and poor, huge cultural problems, massive unemployment, just society being torn apart

ok boomer