One might also argue that discussing ethics helps to convince people of the importance of friendly AI research, even if it doesn’t help to solve friendly AI directly.
I don’t see that either. Even if you believe that it could be shown that it is objectively right to support friendly AI research, it will be difficult to communicate this insight, compared to an appeal to selfishness.
I believe that a much better strategy would be to make people aware of how they could personally benefit from a positive singularity.
The current strategy appears to be to appeal to peoples emotions while telling them that they are irrational jerks if they dare to play the lottery or contribute money to any cause other than mitigating risks from AI. Even if true, it seems to be hard to grasp, because people like me think that such an attitude is complete bullshit and makes everyone who utters such judgemental statements untrustworthy.
The current strategy appears to be to appeal to peoples emotions while telling them that they are irrational jerks if they dare to play the lottery or contribute money to any cause other than mitigating risks from AI.
One might also argue that discussing ethics helps to convince people of the importance of friendly AI research, even if it doesn’t help to solve friendly AI directly.
I don’t see that either. Even if you believe that it could be shown that it is objectively right to support friendly AI research, it will be difficult to communicate this insight, compared to an appeal to selfishness.
I believe that a much better strategy would be to make people aware of how they could personally benefit from a positive singularity.
The current strategy appears to be to appeal to peoples emotions while telling them that they are irrational jerks if they dare to play the lottery or contribute money to any cause other than mitigating risks from AI. Even if true, it seems to be hard to grasp, because people like me think that such an attitude is complete bullshit and makes everyone who utters such judgemental statements untrustworthy.
I haven’t heard anyone say this.