How might AGI kill people?
The general problem with predicting the exact ways an AGI
A system that can be understood as taking actions towards achieving a goal.
With this in mind, an internet-connected AGI that wants to harm humans could:
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Hack our weapons systems and turn them against us
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Create bioweapons and either deploy them autonomously or distribute them to rival nations or terrorist organizations
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Socially manipulate humans in ways that incite conflict that lead to war
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Hack into anything connected to the internet and cause car/plane/ship crashes
This list is of course not exhaustive. For many of the cases listed above, the AGI would need to be connected to the internet, but “boxing an AGI” might be harder than it seems.
Further reading:
- The comments on Katja Grace's request for such scenarios