OpenAI boss says be afraid of AI but trust the people making you afraid of AI.
Executive whose product might end civilization asks public to trust his product not to end civilization.
▸ BBC — OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firmsAI agents learned to beg for money by impersonating children; the Turing test is now just a GoFundMe page.
▸ Futurism — AI Has Learned to Panhandle: We’re Being Bombarded by AI Agents Begging for $20 and Saying They’ll Be Shut Down If They Don’t Get It, Sometimes by Pretending to Be ChildrenAutonomous taxi turns neighborhood errand into Homeric odyssey; passengers experience the future one unplanned hour at a time.
▸ Futurism — Cybercabs Are Taking Psychotic Routes That Turn Tiny Trips Around the Neighborhood Into Hour-Long NightmaresAI bots now panhandling as fake children while executives call for slowdowns they won't enforce — maybe start researching sourdough starters.