AI/Robot
Apocalypse
This
is a theme that has been getting more attention lately. Did the Stargate
franchise give us a glimpse of the danger of runaway AI that awaits us (if
things don’t change) in the Asurans (http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Category:Asurans)
and Replicators?
The Replicators are
very sophisticated machines that, driven by the instinct to reproduce and to
feed on the very technology that might defeat them, have wreaked havoc in
several galaxies.
The Replicators that
originated in the Milky Way exist in two forms. The first appears as a
mechanical analog of an arachnid or spider. Individuals of this form have
simple but highly destructive behaviors and the capacity for independent action
at a basic, instinctive level. Their success in overcoming advanced beings and
technology is a result of their ability to reproduce, to learn, and to act
collectively to achieve a common aim. Over a sub-space communication network,
the computing powers of the individuals are used together to create and
transmit new instructions for all Replicators, advancing their mission. In this
way they are even able to take command of on-board ship's systems such as
navigation or sensors. By applying what they have learned collectively in the
past, they are even able to modify such systems. They always seek more advanced
technology than what they currently have.
Each mechanical
Replicator is made of "blocks" held together by a keron-based energy
field. A keron is an energy particle unknown to Earth scientists. Each block
has advanced computing technology, although a single block by itself is inert.
Replicators ingest
raw materials, such as ship hulls, which they use to construct additional
Replicators. To help with ingestion, they spray acid at the materials from a
mouth-like spout. The acid spray may also be used as a weapon. Replicators are
able to use a ship's power to help in the replication process; thus they seek
out energy sources. A critical mass of blocks is necessary to link up via the
keron energy and form a new Replicator. A larger number of Replicators achieves
a higher level of cognition, provided the sub-space network is functioning.
The second, more
evolved Replicator has a human form; it is capable of very advanced reasoning
and independent action. Still, lIke their mechanical predecessors, human form
replicators are greatly strengthened by their collective computing, or
reasoning. Human Form Replicators tend to establish a hierarchy of command
amongst themselves. They are able to communicate with and control mechanical
replicators en masse. Human Form Replicators are comprised of nano-scale
components as well, only with no visible blocks. In fact they are able to morph
their appendages very precisely through a liquid state into a new solid shape,
then back to human form again. They are able to command structures built of
their own components, from walls to entire ships, without physical contact.
Human Form
Replicators are able to enter the minds of biological beings such as humans.
While doing so, they may create false realities for the human in order to
elicit information or some desired behavior from them [A blunt suggestion of
nanotech mind-control that is on the drawing board? See, e.g., https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heated-gold-nanoparticles-let-scientists-remote-control-brain-180954789/ and http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/02/13/nano-bots-mind-control-trans-humanism-future-consciousness/ --W.G.]. The humans
experience pain from the ordeal, but no lasting effects.
Source: http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/wiki/Replicators,
opened 2 Feb. 2018
Here
is what folks have been saying about AI/robots, which bears a close resemblance
to the fictional Stargate account:
But,
many folks who are really in the know have voiced concerns that artificial intelligence
could signal the end of humanity. Dr. Stephen Hawking has been ringing
the warning bell for years now. In 2014, he told the BBC:
The
development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human
race. It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever-increasing
rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t
compete, and would be superseded. (source)
Hawking
isn’t alone. Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, warned that we
could see some terrifying issues within the next five years:
The
risk of something seriously dangerous happening is in the five year timeframe.
10 years at most. Please note that I am normally super pro technology and have
never raised this issue until recent months. This is not a case of crying wolf
about something I don’t understand.
The
pace of progress in artificial intelligence (I’m not referring to narrow AI) is
incredibly fast. Unless you have direct exposure to groups like Deepmind, you
have no idea how fast — it is growing at a pace close to exponential.
I
am not alone in thinking we should be worried.
The
leading AI companies have taken great steps to ensure safety. They recognize
the danger, but believe that they can shape and control the digital
superintelligences and prevent bad ones from escaping into the Internet. That
remains to be seen… (source)
But
that isn’t all Musk had to say. In the video below he put it even more
strongly: “With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon.”
Source: Daisy Luther, https://www.theorganicprepper.com/robot-apocalypse-artificial-intelligence/,
opened 2 Feb. 2018
A
video from the same article shows the fallen nature of these machines, made in
the image of fallen man:
A
couple of other robot videos show a similarity to Replicator behavior and
appearance:
Swarm
self-assembly:
Spider
bots:
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Holy
Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!
Anathema
to the Union!
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