I worry this will distract from risks like “making an AI that is smart enough to learn how to hack computers from scratch”, but I don’t buy the general “don’t distract with true things” argument.
I sympathize with the worry, and agree that this should be emphasized when writing about this topic. This is also the reason that I opened my post by clearly remarking on the issues this is not relevant to. I would urge others to do so in the future as well.
+1, you convinced me.
I worry this will distract from risks like “making an AI that is smart enough to learn how to hack computers from scratch”, but I don’t buy the general “don’t distract with true things” argument.
I sympathize with the worry, and agree that this should be emphasized when writing about this topic. This is also the reason that I opened my post by clearly remarking on the issues this is not relevant to. I would urge others to do so in the future as well.