Regarding “AI optimists,” I had not yet seen the paper currently on arxiv, but “AI risk skeptics” is indeed far more precise than “AI optimists.” 100 percent agreed.
Regarding alternatives to “AI pessimists” or “doomers,” Nevin Freeman’s term “AI prepper” is definitely an improvement. I guess I have a slight preference for “strategist,” like I used above, over “prepper,” but I’m probably biased out of habit. “Risk mitigation advocate” or “risk mitigator” would also work but they are more unwieldy than a single term.
The “Taxonomy on AI-Risk Counterarguments” post is incredible in its analysis, precision and usefulness. I think that simply having some terminology is extremely useful, not just for dialog, but for thought as well.
As we know, historically repressive regimes like the Soviet Union and North Korea have eliminated terms from the lexicon, to effective end. (It’s hard for people to think of concepts for which they have no words.)
I think that discussing language, sharpening the precision of our language, and developing new terminology has the opposite effect, in that people can build new ideas when they work with more precise and more efficient building materials. Words definitely matter.
Thank you for your thoughtful and useful comment.
Regarding “AI optimists,” I had not yet seen the paper currently on arxiv, but “AI risk skeptics” is indeed far more precise than “AI optimists.” 100 percent agreed.
Regarding alternatives to “AI pessimists” or “doomers,” Nevin Freeman’s term “AI prepper” is definitely an improvement. I guess I have a slight preference for “strategist,” like I used above, over “prepper,” but I’m probably biased out of habit. “Risk mitigation advocate” or “risk mitigator” would also work but they are more unwieldy than a single term.
The “Taxonomy on AI-Risk Counterarguments” post is incredible in its analysis, precision and usefulness. I think that simply having some terminology is extremely useful, not just for dialog, but for thought as well.
As we know, historically repressive regimes like the Soviet Union and North Korea have eliminated terms from the lexicon, to effective end. (It’s hard for people to think of concepts for which they have no words.)
I think that discussing language, sharpening the precision of our language, and developing new terminology has the opposite effect, in that people can build new ideas when they work with more precise and more efficient building materials. Words definitely matter.
Thanks again.