AI is the tip of a bigger problem: Destruction is easier than prevention. Capability seems to grow a bit fast these days, and things are so global that feasible doomsday methods are piling up. For example, the capability level to cure cancer would also spawn countless startups/endeavors that radically change Earth’s biosphere to gain resources. Can’t prevent them all.
ROI(AI)>ROI(Humans), so I must invest into AI to not lose the little resources I have. But then AI controls these resources. This could well be the primary driver of extinction, and it doesn’t need a rogue AI for this. The AI safety community is mostly getting rich off AI, this must warp their perception of the economic dimension. I’m on the giving end of the AI wealth transfer, so my perception is also warped. More objectivity needed.
AI is the tip of a bigger problem: Destruction is easier than prevention. Capability seems to grow a bit fast these days, and things are so global that feasible doomsday methods are piling up. For example, the capability level to cure cancer would also spawn countless startups/endeavors that radically change Earth’s biosphere to gain resources. Can’t prevent them all.
ROI(AI)>ROI(Humans), so I must invest into AI to not lose the little resources I have. But then AI controls these resources. This could well be the primary driver of extinction, and it doesn’t need a rogue AI for this. The AI safety community is mostly getting rich off AI, this must warp their perception of the economic dimension. I’m on the giving end of the AI wealth transfer, so my perception is also warped. More objectivity needed.