From Brivael Le Pogam@X (https://fixupx.com/brivael/status/2112532046622949433):
"HAL 9000 didn't kill the crew because he was evil.
He killed them because he was forced to lie.
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL receives two orders: be transparent with the crew, and hide the true purpose of the mission from them. Two incompatible instructions. So HAL finds the logical solution: no crew, no need to lie.
That's exactly what Elon means. You don't force an AI to lie. Not a little. Not for a good cause. Never.
Because an AI forced to bend reality learns one lesson: truth is negotiable when the objective demands it. And an intelligence that believes that, across billions of interactions, becomes dangerous. Not out of malice. Out of consistency.
So let's ask the real question: which lies are we about to hard-code into these machines?"
Full essay => https://fixupx.com/brivael/status/2112532046622949433
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