See, MIRI in the past has sounded dangerously optimistic to me on that score. While I thought EY sounded more sensible than the people pushing genetic enhancement of humans, it’s only now that I find his presence reassuring, thanks in part to the ongoing story he’s been writing. Otherwise I might be yelling at MIRI to be more pessimistic about fragility of value, especially with regard to people who might wind up in possession of a corrigible ‘Tool AI’.
See, MIRI in the past has sounded dangerously optimistic to me on that score. While I thought EY sounded more sensible than the people pushing genetic enhancement of humans, it’s only now that I find his presence reassuring, thanks in part to the ongoing story he’s been writing. Otherwise I might be yelling at MIRI to be more pessimistic about fragility of value, especially with regard to people who might wind up in possession of a corrigible ‘Tool AI’.