How could Artificial Intelligence become dangerous?

[California]

I'm starting to see articles about the AI bubble being ready to burst. They're comparing it to the tech boom of the 90's when any business with the word "internet" in its mission statement would have investors shoveling money at it regardless of its viability.

Here are several discussions of that.

One notes that the 2008 financial bust came years later than when perceptive, accurate analysts sounded warnings. Conclusion: Facts don't necessarily steer markets.

The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy — and four times the subprime bubble, analyst says ​

 

[paulsharvey]

Well, lets think about the .Com bubble and AI, and there are similarities. 1) It was partially fueled by excitement and a lack of understand. 2) It largely was not "bad" ideas, it was a lack of monetization; they didn't know how to make money off the ideas, other than selling stock. 3) Just cause there was a .Com market adjustment, doesn't mean the internet died; so likely an AI bust, doesn't mean AI dies, it just means it will consolidate, and find ways to make money.

 

[EscapedSuburbia]

Well, lets think about the .Com bubble and AI, and there are similarities. 1) It was partially fueled by excitement and a lack of understand. 2) It largely was not "bad" ideas, it was a lack of monetization; they didn't know how to make money off the ideas, other than selling stock. 3) Just cause there was a .Com market adjustment, doesn't mean the internet died; so likely an AI bust, doesn't mean AI dies, it just means it will consolidate, and find ways to make money.

Or like a housing bubble. It doesn't mean that housing is a bad idea, it just means the market got irrational for a bit.

 

[rontaki]

When the AI bubble bursts, are those heavily invested going to take a bubble bath?

 

[dadohead]

In all aspects of life we get immersed into problems that require "a specialist" to find the root problem and solve it. As more and more systems become Ai designed... there won't be a human there for the help. When that happens you'll understand.

 

[rontaki]

 

[paulsharvey]

So, this evening I was spreading some muck dirt for wife's garden area. Gathered it up with tractor, piled it, and then moved it again with loader, and was spreading with a shovel. Found a small, obviously old glass bottle, completely intact. Im not an expert in old glass, nor do I care enough to become one, bit a quick picture, uploaded to ChatGPT, gives what is a good enough answer for me, about 1915, medicine or perfume

 

[kenmbz]

By designing some undectectable bio-weapons AI could get us in the end:

https://www.science.org/content/article/made-order-bioweapon-ai-designed-toxins-slip-through-safety-checks-used-companies