In general, the hacking capabilities of state actors and the likely involvement of national security when we get closer to AGI feel like significant blind spots of Lesswrong discourse.
(The Hacker and The State by Ben Buchanan is a great book to learn about the former)
jbash seems to think us LessWrong posters have no power to affect global-scale outcomes. I disagree. I believe some of us have quite a bit of power, and should use it before we lose it.
In general, the hacking capabilities of state actors and the likely involvement of national security when we get closer to AGI feel like significant blind spots of Lesswrong discourse.
(The Hacker and The State by Ben Buchanan is a great book to learn about the former)
But states seem quite likely to fall under 6e, no?
Quite the opposite, it seems to me, but what you consider “misuse” and “harm” depends on what you value, I suppose.
Maybe we should pick the States we want to be in control, before the States pick for us....
Do you have a preference between Switzerland and North Korea? Cause I sure do.
If we passively let whoever steals the most tech come out as the winner, we might end up with some unpleasant selection effects.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/uPi2YppTEnzKG3nXD/nathan-helm-burger-s-shortform?commentId=TwDt9HSh4L3NXFFAF
jbash seems to think us LessWrong posters have no power to affect global-scale outcomes. I disagree. I believe some of us have quite a bit of power, and should use it before we lose it.