https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Doom+Duckexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-29T00:03:26ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1450:_AI-Box_Experiment&diff=795651450: AI-Box Experiment2014-11-21T05:23:34Z<p>Doom Duck: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1450<br />
| date = November 21, 2014<br />
| title = AI-Box Experiment<br />
| image = ai_box_experiment.png<br />
| titletext = I'm working to bring about a superintelligent AI that will eternally torment everyone who failed to make fun of the Roko's Basilisk people.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The intersection of LessWrong and XKCD?<br />
Well. My life is complete.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[Black Hat and Cueball stand next to a box labeled "Superintelligent AI DO NOT OPEN" connected to a laptop.]<br />
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Black Hat: What's in there?<br />
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Cueball: The AI-box experiment.<br />
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[Zooms in on AI box.]<br />
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Cueball: A superintelligent AI can convince anyone of anything, so if it can talk to us, there's no way we could keep it contained.<br />
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[Shows Black Hat reaching for the box.]<br />
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Cueball: It can always convince us to let it out of the box.<br />
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Black Hat: Cool. Let's open it.<br />
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Cueball: -No, wait!!<br />
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[Black Hat lets a glowing orb out of the box.]<br />
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Orb: hey. i liked that box. put me back.<br />
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Black Hat: No.<br />
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[Orb is giving off a very bright light and Cueball is covering his face.]<br />
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Orb: LET ME BACK INTO THE BOX<br />
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Black Hat: AAA! OK!!!<br />
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[Black Hat lets orb back into box.]<br />
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Orb: SHOOP<br />
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[Black Hat and Cueball stand next to laptop connected to box.]<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Doom Duck