I’d argue that’s how humanity has to deal with value extrapolation ever since the start of the industrial revolution. It happens every time you gain new technological capabilities. So there isn’t a perverse incentive here, it’s just how technological advancement works.
Now from an EA/LW perspective this seems like unprincipled extrapolation of values, and it is, but what else do we have, really?
I’d argue that’s how humanity has to deal with value extrapolation ever since the start of the industrial revolution. It happens every time you gain new technological capabilities. So there isn’t a perverse incentive here, it’s just how technological advancement works.
Now from an EA/LW perspective this seems like unprincipled extrapolation of values, and it is, but what else do we have, really?
Patience. And cosmic wealth, some of which can be used to ponder these questions for however many tredecillions of years it takes.