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Whenever I see stuff about automated algorithms it reminds me of a movie, can't remember the name or plot exactly but they create a being or upload someones consciousness and the "ai" is solving all the problems the world faces until it reaches the last one, humans. It then begins to synthesize some airborne virus or nukes that would scour us from the earth. We basically created tech that would eventually optimize us out of existence as a cancer to the earth.

Edit, found it Transcendence (2014), also it seems my brain injected some random thoughts into that plot, it's not about that at all but the point stands!




Transendence is one of the few movies that present an almighty AI that's benevolent in nature.


You might watch "I am mother". Greater good was always an interesting concept.


Must have been an embarrassing incident for the engineer that commented out the "Don't kill humans" constraint for a quick debug session.




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