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This is a pretty brilliant talk, frightening and funny at the same time; in the end I take refuge in the fact that the robotic future will likely not involve humans as no sentient technology can be as stupid as we are and will likely eliminate us at the first opportunity.

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Wait... You're saying that you're hopeful that something we make can fix the mess from us fucking up making things because it'll be less fucked up?

I'd find some agreement with you that logically we're the dumbest possible intelligence, because the trend is up and we're at the beginning, except we're not at the beginning, people like the Sumerians were. Except they're not the beginning, either...

> we're the dumbest possible intelligence

Collectively, yes. But individually, not so much, considering how hard it is to replicate human abilities in AI.

"One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity there ain't nothing can beat teamwork."

Seldom Smith, from The Monkey-Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey.

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals"

-- Agent Kay (Men in Black)

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