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Want to Buy a Cheap Virus?
Were you aware that for a mere $100,000, artificial intelligence can create a virus that can kill millions of people? According to Jason Matheny, the president of Rand Corporation, a think tank that studies security issues, This article appeared in the New York Times. In response, it would cost billions of dollars to create a vaccine or antiviral.
Some years ago, a team created a distant cousin of small pox for $100,000. AI can be less expensive to refine, making chemical warfare cheap and effective. Russia has already launched chemical warfare on Ukraine, and the Chinese government has raised the possibility and targeted particular races. All this stuff is pretty scary. The big threat comes from China’s biowarfare. Robots are programmed to be killers—maybe not pillage and rape. AI robots would be less prone to massacres and tortures.
Technology has the ability to suppress this situation. A random study proved that young people who gave up smart phones enjoyed the simple things in life. All high-tech companies have the ability to weed through all the child porn; they can use immunities to stop these types of robotic AI postings.
If we don’t try to control AI, it will be the greatest challenge for our grandchildren since Prometheus defied the gods and gave fire to humanity in the form of technology to enhance civilization.