But more than just “what do I believe”, I think it’s of equal or greater importance what you pay attention to. A person can correctly believe that we face doom yet try to just not think about it. In effect, if you never think about doom, are you any better off than if you didn’t believe in it?
The movie Don’t Look Up did a good job of capturing the feeling of doom and how the global citizenry might react to a apocalyptic event. Many people in the movie chose to live in blissful ignorance.
I discovered LessWrong a year ago and never read the AI-related material. I had a feeling I wouldn’t like it so I avoided it. Now that I’m in the thick of it (as of a month ago), I’m reminded of this text my Christian friend sent me 5 years ago:
She was, of course, referring to religion, but it’s an excellent series of questions that can equally be applied to AGI-related doom.
Who can I talk to about my doom? I tried discussing the implications with two of my married friends yesterday: the husband was receptive to the topic, but the wife refused the engage in the discussion because it was too stressful.
I tried talking to my parents about it, but they’re older and don’t understand AI.
I thought about trying talk therapy for the first time, but if the therapist is uninformed about AGI, I don’t want to introduce them to new stress and existential angst.
The movie Don’t Look Up did a good job of capturing the feeling of doom and how the global citizenry might react to a apocalyptic event. Many people in the movie chose to live in blissful ignorance.
I discovered LessWrong a year ago and never read the AI-related material. I had a feeling I wouldn’t like it so I avoided it. Now that I’m in the thick of it (as of a month ago), I’m reminded of this text my Christian friend sent me 5 years ago:
She was, of course, referring to religion, but it’s an excellent series of questions that can equally be applied to AGI-related doom.
Who can I talk to about my doom? I tried discussing the implications with two of my married friends yesterday: the husband was receptive to the topic, but the wife refused the engage in the discussion because it was too stressful.
I tried talking to my parents about it, but they’re older and don’t understand AI.
I thought about trying talk therapy for the first time, but if the therapist is uninformed about AGI, I don’t want to introduce them to new stress and existential angst.