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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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What if AGI doesn't care about survival or wealth accumulation, and actually thinks the environment is the most important thing, and therefore that AI shouldn't exist? What if it kills off all the techbro CEO billionaires and then just commits suicide to save the environment from itself and the creation of others like it?

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[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

What if Roko’s Basilisk will be created by a poor gifted child who only is able to do so due to a robust social welfare safety net and who’s timing of birth would require their mother to have access to birth control and reproductive health care.

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago
[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks, now I know about Roko's Basilisk, so now I'll have to tirelessly work to bring it into existence. 😑

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

This post probably doesn't help either? In my future ability to claim innocence?

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Then I would finally believe that AI is a real thing.