Hi WH, thank you for the reply! I find it really heartening and encouraging to learn what others are thinking.
Could you explain what hardware you think would be needed? It’s kind of the first time I’m hearing someone talk about that, so I’m curious of course to learn what you think it would take.
I agree with your point that understanding risks of AI projects is a good way of framing things. Given the magnitude of AGI risks (as I understand it now, human extinction), an alarmist tone of a policy report would still be justified in my opinion. I also agree that we should keep an open mind: I see the benefits of AI, and even more the benefits of AGI, which would be biblical if we could control the risks. Climate adaptation could indeed be carried out a lot better, as could many other tasks. However, I think that we will not be able to control AGI, and we may therefore go extinct if we still develop it. But agreed: let’s keep an open mind about the developments.
Do you know any reliable overview of AGI risks? It would be great to have a kind of IPCC equivalent that’s as uncontroversial as possible to convince people that this problem needs attention. Or papers stating that there is a nonzero chance of human extinction, from a reliable source. Any such information would be great!
If I can help you by the way with ideas on how to fight the climate crisis, let me know!
Hi WH, thank you for the reply! I find it really heartening and encouraging to learn what others are thinking.
Could you explain what hardware you think would be needed? It’s kind of the first time I’m hearing someone talk about that, so I’m curious of course to learn what you think it would take.
I agree with your point that understanding risks of AI projects is a good way of framing things. Given the magnitude of AGI risks (as I understand it now, human extinction), an alarmist tone of a policy report would still be justified in my opinion. I also agree that we should keep an open mind: I see the benefits of AI, and even more the benefits of AGI, which would be biblical if we could control the risks. Climate adaptation could indeed be carried out a lot better, as could many other tasks. However, I think that we will not be able to control AGI, and we may therefore go extinct if we still develop it. But agreed: let’s keep an open mind about the developments.
Do you know any reliable overview of AGI risks? It would be great to have a kind of IPCC equivalent that’s as uncontroversial as possible to convince people that this problem needs attention. Or papers stating that there is a nonzero chance of human extinction, from a reliable source. Any such information would be great!
If I can help you by the way with ideas on how to fight the climate crisis, let me know!