Hmm. Maybe not inoculation exactly, but the trope of creating an external enemy to achieve unity at home seems pretty popular (e.g. Watchmen, HPMOR) and it’s usually done by villains, so that doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Haven’t seen it discussed in the context of ASI. I genuiely believe such “controlled AI catastrophe” may be the best strategy for an advanced civilization to survive past ASI. I know this raises difficult ethical questions so would love to be proven wrong.
Hmm. Maybe not inoculation exactly, but the trope of creating an external enemy to achieve unity at home seems pretty popular (e.g. Watchmen, HPMOR) and it’s usually done by villains, so that doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Haven’t seen it discussed in the context of ASI. I genuiely believe such “controlled AI catastrophe” may be the best strategy for an advanced civilization to survive past ASI. I know this raises difficult ethical questions so would love to be proven wrong.