(Mostly I’m making a play off reversing Eliezer’s concept of “death with dignity”.) Because we were foolish and survived only because AI saved us from the consequences of our foolishness, basically because it was in the blast zone too. Whereas in Eliezer’s scenario, we do something moderately wise, but not good enough and we die anyway.
Why do you say this scenario is “without dignity”?
(Mostly I’m making a play off reversing Eliezer’s concept of “death with dignity”.) Because we were foolish and survived only because AI saved us from the consequences of our foolishness, basically because it was in the blast zone too. Whereas in Eliezer’s scenario, we do something moderately wise, but not good enough and we die anyway.