Not the return of fascism? Antivax? Billionaires? Climate change disasters?
One of, but it's a bit down the list, no?
this post was submitted on 10 May 2025
41 points (97.7% liked)
Global News
4293 readers
772 users here now
What is global news?
Something that happened or was uncovered recently anywhere in the world. It doesn't have to have global implications. Just has to be informative in some way.
Post guidelines
Title format
Post title should mirror the news source title.
URL format
Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
[Opinion] prefix
Opinion (op-ed) articles must use [Opinion] prefix before the title.
Country prefix
Country prefix can be added to the title with a separator (|, :, etc.) where title is not clear enough from which country the news is coming from.
Rules
This community is moderated in accordance with the principles outlined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which emphasizes the right to freedom of opinion and expression. In addition to this foundational principle, we have some additional rules to ensure a respectful and constructive environment for all users.
1. English only
Title and associated content has to be in English.
2. No social media posts
Avoid all social media posts. Try searching for a source that has a written article or transcription on the subject.
3. Respectful communication
All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacks
Any kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangents
Stay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may apply
If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.
Companion communities
- !legalnews@lemmy.zip - International and local legal news.
- !technology@lemmy.zip - Technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.
- !interestingshare@lemmy.zip - Fascinating articles, captivating images, satisfying videos, interesting projects, stunning research and more.
- !europe@feddit.org - News and information about Europe.
Icon generated via LLM model | Banner attribution
If someone is interested in moderating this community, message @brikox@lemmy.zip.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
AI use is tied to climate change, at least.
Also, this is somewhat encouraging:
The after-lunch outing came after Leo presided over his first formal audience, with the cardinals who elected him pope. In it Leo repeatedly cited Francis and the Argentine pope’s own 2013 mission statement, making clear a commitment to making the Catholic Church more inclusive and attentive to the faithful and a church that looks out for the “least and rejected.”
From Francis’ 2013 statement:
In the text, Francis denounced trickle-down economic theories as unproven and naive, saying they are based on a survival of the fittest mentality “where the powerful feed upon the powerless” with no regard for ethics, the environment or even God.
“Money must serve, not rule!” he said in calling for political leaders to reform the system. “The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is obliged in the name of Christ to remind all that the rich must help, respect and promote the poor.”
has advocated for stronger Church action against climate change, stating in a November 2024 seminar that "dominion over nature" should not be "tyrannical"
"A main challenge" doesnt mean the only challenge
Ehhhh... He's not wrong. AI is going to be a bigger deal than all of those. ASI has the potential to fix those other issues or be an even bigger problem than any of them. One way or another, the world won't be the same after it arrives.
ASI has the potential to fix those other issues
Haha no
AI is going to be a bigger deal than the extinction of the human race due to infinite amounts of corporate greed?
You think there is something MORE pressing than literal extinction? That's quite something
Yes, because the extinction of the human race due to a catastrophic AI scenario could happen even sooner than climate change could kill us all.
That's ridiculous. How would that even happen
It's not unrealistic for a dipshit fascist to put an ai in charge of a nuclear arsenal and for it to destroy the world because of a passing red balloon. That said, the ai is quite a few steps down the line of things that need to be delt with in that chain.
What, is the AI going to dump a trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the air to cause a catastrophic runaway greenhouse effect, making huge swathes of the earths prime agricultural regions uninhabitable and forcing hundreds of millions of people to flee to other countries, emboldening fascist movements that seize on the fear of migrants and the strain on local resources, while increasing heat means more frequent super storms that destroy infrastructure while much of the global coasts are submerged, crippling international trade and driving famines and resource shortages on critical goods like medicine?
lol AI (even if we get anything approaching AI) will be in the hands of capitalists. they're the ones to fear. hell doesnt come from outside, stop with this nonsense. we already have hell at home.
You don't know what the terms you're using even mean. We have AI. We don't have AGI or ASI. Since you don't even know what those terms mean, it's pointless debating you.
Yeah this isn’t a debate, this is us making fun of some nerd who is absolutely CHUGGING that snake oil.
Good luck with your future, bud. Thank you all for letting me know hexbear is a toxic fucking place.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Don't worry, there's no computers inside it so you don't have to be scared of an AI closing it on your fingers
Have fun with your future driving a flying car to the nutrient farms administered by the great omni-mind!
And we start down the Raised by Wolves timeline.
I kinda like this guy
I think ai could be really great, but it depends on the use case and one who's using it. Like ai drug development is gunna be great, but no one wants ai drones