I agree with everything in this article except the notion that this will be the most important century. From now on every century will be the most important so far.
Yes, but this century will be the decisive one. The phrase “most important century” isn’t claiming that future centuries lack moral significance, but the contrary.
The problem is you need to be alive to experience infinity, and most proposals for infinite lifetime rely on whole brain emulations and black holes/wormholes, and biological life doesn’t survive the trip, which is why this is the most important century: We have a chance of achieving infinity by creating Transformative AI in a Big World.
Agreed. The whole article comes off as colonialist, with a psychopathic worldview. Ajeya is fearmongering about self-defense, when the simplest way to prevent blowback is to treat others with respect. I personally believe that slavery should be illegal.
I agree with everything in this article except the notion that this will be the most important century. From now on every century will be the most important so far.
Yes, but this century will be the decisive one. The phrase “most important century” isn’t claiming that future centuries lack moral significance, but the contrary.
Not if the universe is infinite in ways we can’t imagine. That could allow progress to accelerate without end.
The problem is you need to be alive to experience infinity, and most proposals for infinite lifetime rely on whole brain emulations and black holes/wormholes, and biological life doesn’t survive the trip, which is why this is the most important century: We have a chance of achieving infinity by creating Transformative AI in a Big World.
Agreed. The whole article comes off as colonialist, with a psychopathic worldview. Ajeya is fearmongering about self-defense, when the simplest way to prevent blowback is to treat others with respect. I personally believe that slavery should be illegal.