in the absence of transformative AI, is humanity default-alive or default-dead?
I suspect humanity is default-alive, but individual humans (the ones who actually make decisions) are default-dead[1].
Or, depending on your views on cryonics, they mistakenly en masse believe they are default-dead.
Yes. And that means most people will support taking large risks on achieving aligned AGI and immortality, since most people aren’t utilitarian or longtermist.
I suspect humanity is default-alive, but individual humans (the ones who actually make decisions) are default-dead[1].
Or, depending on your views on cryonics, they mistakenly en masse believe they are default-dead.
Yes. And that means most people will support taking large risks on achieving aligned AGI and immortality, since most people aren’t utilitarian or longtermist.