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- i dont think ai can take over data engineers
- they already have. much of the content is agents talking to each other in code. nobody know what they're planning.by drsalt
- If AI agents develop the ability to talk to each other in a language/code that we don't know anything about, what could we do to "spy" on them? how could we make sure we're not kept entirely in the dark?by ToriTech
- What does "took over the internet" mean? Is the phrase hyperbolic or literal? To what degree? What does the internet 'look like' right now?
- Sorry about this. Updated post referencing Dario Amodei’s quote.by scripper1
- You can't make up a phrase and then ask us what it means.by trio8453
- Sorry! Referring to Dario Amodei’s quote “ it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet (potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage), and that the scale of damage would continue to increase from there if AI becomes more powerful without the necessary guardrails.”by scripper1
- We will soon see some kind of self replicating prompts. Might be crafted by some malicious actors or just caught in some accidental loop. That doesnt assume any consciousness. Its still a program following its instructions like a biological virus or a computer worm do as well. Just in a more abstract form, where the script aka prompt gets interpreted by an interpreter aka llm.by ma2kx
- They won't take over. They'll be participants, just like us. So we'll work together.by Nata_Elisym