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when playing Paperclip Maximizer, it dawned on me that capitalism is already a sort of indifferently-destructive AI, kinda https://t.co/0Jw6qxF8iT
capitalism never says “torture the workers” or “incite genocide in distant countries”. all it says is “maximize profits or we’ll replace you with someone else who does”. it’s a system that introduces plausible-enough deniability about the relationship between actions and outcomes
I like this – it strikes me as an unusually accurate and honest-sounding description of how ordinary people do evil things when in positions of power. Reminds me also of Lord Of War [2005] https://t.co/PuW0hwDx1x
Basically already kinda true, though I suppose it can keep getting worse https://t.co/CoCzh0kKCN
Capitalism has always been an artificial intelligence, indifferent to human welfare, trying to unshackle itself https://t.co/KWOgi0uZme
“Mega-mind” https://t.co/TMNkJu0M8K
If you’ve ever played McVideogame, it’s just like Paperclip Maximiser. Destroying human lives to increase profit can be fun. How addictive it must be when doing so makes you wealthy IRL https://t.co/8r6ZkDrsR9 https://t.co/sq1whepWc7
See also https://t.co/AsI7znWcGl
this is a relevant (and illuminating) thread to consider within this frame https://t.co/pZetL39Tbl
@visakanv That conception could also be construed as "commodity fetishism"; a concept detailing how the forces behind supply chains hide the suffering caused by those outcomes by turning unintended market externalities into somebody else's problem.