the problem is most folks I’ve talked to on the left with this pitch are even more skeptical of the idea that high capability intelligent software can exist. they generally seem to assume the current level is the peak and progress is stuck. solving that would make progress communicating it to them.
it’s the full range of things people say, just a higher ratio of people saying them on the left, in my experience. Also, re: making it a leftist issue—right now it’s a liberal issue, and only a liberal issue; liberal CEOs have offended both right-wingers and leftists regarding AI safety, so it’s possible that at least getting the actual left on board might be promising somehow. Not sure. Seems like this discussion should be had on less wrong itself first. I’ve certainly seen leftists worrying about ai aligned to megacorporations.
the problem is most folks I’ve talked to on the left with this pitch are even more skeptical of the idea that high capability intelligent software can exist. they generally seem to assume the current level is the peak and progress is stuck. solving that would make progress communicating it to them.
Do they think it’s a hardware/cost issue? Or do they think that “true” intelligence is beyond our abilities?
it’s the full range of things people say, just a higher ratio of people saying them on the left, in my experience. Also, re: making it a leftist issue—right now it’s a liberal issue, and only a liberal issue; liberal CEOs have offended both right-wingers and leftists regarding AI safety, so it’s possible that at least getting the actual left on board might be promising somehow. Not sure. Seems like this discussion should be had on less wrong itself first. I’ve certainly seen leftists worrying about ai aligned to megacorporations.