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Reaction to ICE's planned purchase of Boston Dynamics robot dogs (www.nbcboston.com)
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ICE could soon deploy Boston Dynamics' robot dogs, a move raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control and potential misuse.

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[–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I heard a podcast where they were discussing the recent apocolyptic warnings about AI possibily ending humanity. The interviewer was asking how this was supposed to happen. Various ideas were bandied about, such as AI making a virus and the like.

But maybe it was just killer robot dogs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead_(Black_Mirror)

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  • [–] -2 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    AI making a virus

    A computer program cannot "make" anything. AI will not clear your toilets.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    You can order custom DNA sequences from automated labs.

    Search for "custom dna synthesis" and you'll find dozens of companies doing this. An AI could easily order a virus.

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