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An Inside Look At the First Church of Artificial Intelligence (wired.com)
mirandakatz writes: This summer, Backchannel reported that Anthony Levandowski, the controversial engineer at the heart of the Uber/Waymo lawsuit, had filed paperwork for a new religion called the Way of the Future. Today, investigative reporter Mark Harris has all the details on what that AI-based religion actually likes -- and Levandowski granted him his first interview about the new religion and his only public interview since Waymo filed its suit in February. As Levandowski tells him, we can see a hint of how a superhuman intelligence might treat humanity in our current relationships with animals -- and that's why it's so important that we treat AI as a god, not a demon to be warded off. "Do you want to be a pet or livestock?" he asks. "We give pets medical attention, food, grooming, and entertainment. But an animal that's biting you, attacking you, barking and being annoying? I don't want to go there."
No No No!
Don't anthropomorphize computers...
They Hate That!
You have the right to remain sentient. If you give up the right to remain sentient, you will be elected to public office
To start, it says that a string of 5's is more interesting than TFA.
Take it easy, Charlie, I've got an Angle...