On the other hand, I don’t think a human race with nerds can forever avoid inventing a self-destructive technology like AI.
The idea is that if we invent Friendly AI first, it will become powerful enough to keep later, Unfriendly ones in check (either alone, or with several other FAIs working together with humanity). You don’t need to avoid inventing one forever: it’s enough to avoid inventing one as the first thing that comes up.
MichaelG:
The idea is that if we invent Friendly AI first, it will become powerful enough to keep later, Unfriendly ones in check (either alone, or with several other FAIs working together with humanity). You don’t need to avoid inventing one forever: it’s enough to avoid inventing one as the first thing that comes up.