I am not saying plieotropy doesn’t exist. I’m saying it’s not as big of a deal as most people in the field assume it is.
Molecular biologists should be in charge of AI research and regulation, because AGI is not as big of a deal as AI researchers who work in the field assume it is.
(I should clarify, I don’t see modification of polygenic traits just as a last ditch hail mary for solving AI alignment—even in a world where I knew AGI wasn’t going to happen for some reason, the benefits pretty clearly outweigh the risks. The case for moving quickly is reduced, though.)
Molecular biologists should be in charge of AI research and regulation, because AGI is not as big of a deal as AI researchers who work in the field assume it is.
The stakes could hardly be more different—polygenic trait selection doesn’t get everyone killed if we get it slightly wrong.
(I should clarify, I don’t see modification of polygenic traits just as a last ditch hail mary for solving AI alignment—even in a world where I knew AGI wasn’t going to happen for some reason, the benefits pretty clearly outweigh the risks. The case for moving quickly is reduced, though.)