When the superintelligence becomes good enough at making money and buying politicians, it doesn’t have to worry so much about government action, and has enough time to grow slowly.
You have at least two options: either buy Putin, or hire someone to replace him, whatever is cheaper. It’s not like Putin single-handedly rules his country—he relies on his army, police, secret services, etc. All these institutions probably have many people who would enjoy replacing Putin at the top of the pyramid. Throw in some extra money (“if you are going to replace Putin, here you have a few extra billions to bribe whoever needs to be bribed to help you with the coup”).
Or the Chinese Politbureau?
I am not familiar with the internal structure of the Chinese Politbureau, but I would guess this one is easier. There are probably competing factions, so you will support the one more friendly to you.
But there is always to option to ignore both Putin and the Chinese Politbureau, and upload yourself to a computer center built in some other country.
If you are looking at an AGI that manages investment at a company like Goldman Sachs in an effective way it doesn’t even need to know directly how to buy politicians.
If it makes a lot of money for Goldman Sachs, there are other people at Goldman who can do the job of buying politicians.
When Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates wants to build an AI that can replace him after he retires, it’s not clear whether any government can effectively regulate it.
When the superintelligence becomes good enough at making money and buying politicians, it doesn’t have to worry so much about government action, and has enough time to grow slowly.
How much does Putin cost? Or the Chinese Politbureau?
You have at least two options: either buy Putin, or hire someone to replace him, whatever is cheaper. It’s not like Putin single-handedly rules his country—he relies on his army, police, secret services, etc. All these institutions probably have many people who would enjoy replacing Putin at the top of the pyramid. Throw in some extra money (“if you are going to replace Putin, here you have a few extra billions to bribe whoever needs to be bribed to help you with the coup”).
I am not familiar with the internal structure of the Chinese Politbureau, but I would guess this one is easier. There are probably competing factions, so you will support the one more friendly to you.
But there is always to option to ignore both Putin and the Chinese Politbureau, and upload yourself to a computer center built in some other country.
Correct, and yet Putin rules with hardly a challenge to his supremacy.
Money is not very useful when you’re dead.
If you are looking at an AGI that manages investment at a company like Goldman Sachs in an effective way it doesn’t even need to know directly how to buy politicians. If it makes a lot of money for Goldman Sachs, there are other people at Goldman who can do the job of buying politicians.
When Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates wants to build an AI that can replace him after he retires, it’s not clear whether any government can effectively regulate it.