Carry On... #Bow Down To Your Robot Overlords
Happy Holidays! Season's Greetings! Chestnuts are roasting, sleigh bells are ringing, yule logs are burning, and computers are trying to enslave the human race. I am not currently in a position to do anything about the yule logs, but as a public service, I feel I should pass along this timely warning about the imminent destruction of humanity. So, Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Blessed Kwanzaa! Happy New Year! The machines are coming for us and we're all going to die! I'm being ridiculous, of course; after all what respectable liberal would ever say "Happy Chanukah" in public? But they are warning us of the coming robot uprising. It's The End of the World!!! In May, 2023, a short, headline-grabbing statement was published by a group calling itself the "Center for AI Safety" (CAIS): Their statement was signed by thousands of scientists, politicians and other public figures. It was widely reported and discussed in the media. Prime Minister Rishi Su