fluffy_assassins t1_j9bqyye wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Reply to comment by SlowCrates in Whatever happened to quantum computing? by MultiverseOfSanity

That's a difference between skynet and digital overlords?

SlowCrates t1_j9c5hz2 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Yeah, Skynet wasn't so superior that it owned the human race. Its machines were not particular clever, and it made the mistake of leaving its central core vulnerable. Those do not sound like the traits of a super intelligence. More like general intelligence geared heavily toward strategic military power. I think of a super intelligence as having limitless power, and having fusion and quantum computing from the start gives a potential AI a huge leg up.

fluffy_assassins t1_j9cuzsh wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM

You make a good point