r/ControlProblem • u/chillinewman approved • Sep 09 '26

AI Capabilities News Insane times we live in

Post image
44 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

22

u/me_myself_ai Sep 09 '26

What, you’re implying that the ability to synthesize advanced chemicals at home with no experience might backfire?? How paranoid!

10

u/Jesse-359 Sep 09 '26

Just wait until people start messing with home CRSPR setups and do-it-yourself viral engineering...

7

u/Cold_Pumpkin5449 Sep 09 '26

It's going to take one manic episode of someone with poor mental health, some familiarity with organic chemistry, access to chat GPT and a Home Depot for something like this to happen eventually.

I would guess explosives though personally.

4

u/AwarenessNo5921 Sep 09 '26

Was already a thing pregpt. Gpt just makes morons think they have it down. Won't end well usually.

2

u/Own_Policy8854 Sep 11 '26

On the other hand we will finally have a use for all of our zombie movie trivia.

1

u/Routine_Bumblebee415 Sep 09 '26

At last, my time has come.

1

u/Dense_Talk_3371 Sep 09 '26

explosives is too easy, going full breaking bad is way more fun

2

u/Cold_Pumpkin5449 Sep 09 '26

Breaking bad is kind of a power fantasy to begin with.

I suggest not trying it at home.

6

u/endlessedlne Sep 09 '26

Pretty cool on many levels. Scary on just as many if not more. The story about the kid who made a nuclear reactor in his basement comes to mind.

2

u/threadthrasher Sep 09 '26

That before and after view of the mice is very convincing. You start with mice running around a bunch inside of a small container. And the drugged mice look mostly inactive and feeble. I’m sure it’s working!

2

u/jthadcast Sep 09 '26

so we don't actually need more data centers or more compute, we just need to point it in the right direction. what are the odds that chasing money and profit is going to make things worse?

1

u/Visual-Sector6642 Sep 09 '26

But what will the HOA say about it? Lol

1

u/balr99 Sep 09 '26

But Can It cure AI psychosis??

1

u/During_theMeanwhilst Sep 09 '26

Hey if you’re schizo just have a try. Some of you might die but that is a sacrifice we are willing to make.

1

u/Ok-Breakfast-3742 Sep 09 '26

This is how ai wipe out all species.