Heavily disagree, even under the premise that AI is probably going to doom humanity this century.
The problem with freaking out and your intuitive emotional reaction is that it doesn’t equip you with appropriate reactions or decisions to make sure humanity survives.
Also, we are much more uncertain over whether AI doom is real, which is another reason to stay calm.
In general, I think this is an area where people should treat their emotional reactions as no evidence at all about the problem’s difficulty, how optimistic we should be on alignment, and more.
Heavily disagree, even under the premise that AI is probably going to doom humanity this century.
The problem with freaking out and your intuitive emotional reaction is that it doesn’t equip you with appropriate reactions or decisions to make sure humanity survives.
Also, we are much more uncertain over whether AI doom is real, which is another reason to stay calm.
In general, I think this is an area where people should treat their emotional reactions as no evidence at all about the problem’s difficulty, how optimistic we should be on alignment, and more.
Have to disagree with you on this point. I’m in the camp of “If there’s a 1% chance that AI doom is real, we should be treating it like a 99% chance.”