As an AI layman, I am in awe of the deep knowledge that is shared on this website, but I am fascinated by it—like a rabbit in the headlights. This post however, is within my intellectual grasp and, it also deeply resonates with me. In particular:
“We’re still in the throes of a severe cultural war over immigrants, government intervention, and minimum wage, and yet we expect to solve the human alignment problem in under five years to be prepared for a world of extreme automation, a world that will almost immediately become even more unrecognizable very shortly after.”
We still seem extremely tribal, and disparate, and I fear this is our biggest weakness The failure of global leadership, to put asides differences for the greater ‘good’ wrt so many aspects of humanity (development and problem solving), illustrate that we are heading for deep trouble (in my view).
My character is as an optimistic introvert, but the AI risk/governance problem is starting to consume my waking thoughts. I am recently blessed with my first grand child—I have little optimism that her life will be as varied and as interesting as mine has been.
I would like to see much more discussion about how society might deal with this potential rapid change.
As an AI layman, I am in awe of the deep knowledge that is shared on this website, but I am fascinated by it—like a rabbit in the headlights. This post however, is within my intellectual grasp and, it also deeply resonates with me. In particular:
“We’re still in the throes of a severe cultural war over immigrants, government intervention, and minimum wage, and yet we expect to solve the human alignment problem in under five years to be prepared for a world of extreme automation, a world that will almost immediately become even more unrecognizable very shortly after.”
We still seem extremely tribal, and disparate, and I fear this is our biggest weakness The failure of global leadership, to put asides differences for the greater ‘good’ wrt so many aspects of humanity (development and problem solving), illustrate that we are heading for deep trouble (in my view).
My character is as an optimistic introvert, but the AI risk/governance problem is starting to consume my waking thoughts. I am recently blessed with my first grand child—I have little optimism that her life will be as varied and as interesting as mine has been.
I would like to see much more discussion about how society might deal with this potential rapid change.