very true! Actually, the best fix for nihilism (in my experience) has been acceptance, followed by revolt, of whatever existential threat is causing it (i.e. absurdism). The 747 will always outrun me, so I will be content just running for the sake of it.
In the pursuit of AI safety, I think the cases of AGI apocalypse and AGI happening at all are equally unpredictable. I personally see them as feasible within our lifetimes, but with no smaller range of certainty than that. The uncertainty of that makes it feel strange to build a career around it, yet the existential dread does not go away. So, I choose to find things within the space that I enjoy learning about, working on, and applying myself to, and accept that it may very well be unfruitful in the end.
It’s cliché to say that the journey matters more than the destination, as that is not always true, but I do think one can choose to find intrinsic value in the act of doing. I chose to start thinking this way, andits going pretty good so far :)
very true! Actually, the best fix for nihilism (in my experience) has been acceptance, followed by revolt, of whatever existential threat is causing it (i.e. absurdism). The 747 will always outrun me, so I will be content just running for the sake of it.
In the pursuit of AI safety, I think the cases of AGI apocalypse and AGI happening at all are equally unpredictable. I personally see them as feasible within our lifetimes, but with no smaller range of certainty than that. The uncertainty of that makes it feel strange to build a career around it, yet the existential dread does not go away. So, I choose to find things within the space that I enjoy learning about, working on, and applying myself to, and accept that it may very well be unfruitful in the end.
It’s cliché to say that the journey matters more than the destination, as that is not always true, but I do think one can choose to find intrinsic value in the act of doing. I chose to start thinking this way, and its going pretty good so far :)