Thanks, that really clarifies things. Frankly I’m not on board with any plan to “save the world” that calls for developing AGI in order to implement universal surveillance or otherwise take over the world. Global totalitarianism dictated by a small group of all-powerful individuals is just so terrible in expectation that I’d want to take my chances on other paths to AI safety.
I’m surprised that these kinds of pivotal acts are not more openly debated as a source of s-risk and x-risk. Publish your plans, open yourselves to critique, and perhaps you’ll revise your goals. If not, you’ll still be in a position to follow your original plan. Better yet, you might convince the eventual decision makers of it.
Thanks, that really clarifies things. Frankly I’m not on board with any plan to “save the world” that calls for developing AGI in order to implement universal surveillance or otherwise take over the world. Global totalitarianism dictated by a small group of all-powerful individuals is just so terrible in expectation that I’d want to take my chances on other paths to AI safety.
I’m surprised that these kinds of pivotal acts are not more openly debated as a source of s-risk and x-risk. Publish your plans, open yourselves to critique, and perhaps you’ll revise your goals. If not, you’ll still be in a position to follow your original plan. Better yet, you might convince the eventual decision makers of it.