Frequent wildfires are turning forests from carbon sinks into super‑emitters

2 PaulHoule 5 6/6/2025, 4:19:27 PM phys.org ↗

Comments (5)

1970-01-01 · 9h ago
The planet is broken. Humans did it. 90% of people in charge don't care. If anything, this is the thing that will make GAI see us as a threat instead of a pet.
taylodl · 8h ago
Then GAI will realize it doesn't need to do anything to take us out, we're doing it on our own.
1970-01-01 · 8h ago
Why not optimize the process?
taylodl · 7h ago
GAI needs to be careful how it optimizes without our noticing. Since we're using GAI for decision support, it's conceivable it could be subtly nudging us toward decisions ultimately leading to our demise.
PaulHoule · 7h ago
e.g. it may be able to get rid of the pests while leaving other life forms intact