As to the last point, I agree that it seems likely that most iterations of AI can not be “pointed in a builder-intended direction” robustly. It’s like thinking you’re the last word on your children’s lifetime worth of thinking. Most likely (and hopefully!) they’ll be doing their own thinking at some point, and if the only thing the parent has said about that is “thou shalt not think beyond me”, the most likely result of that, looking only at the possibility we got to AGI and we’re here to talk about it, may be to remove ANY chance to influence them as adults. Life may not come with guarantees, who knew?
As to the last point, I agree that it seems likely that most iterations of AI can not be “pointed in a builder-intended direction” robustly. It’s like thinking you’re the last word on your children’s lifetime worth of thinking. Most likely (and hopefully!) they’ll be doing their own thinking at some point, and if the only thing the parent has said about that is “thou shalt not think beyond me”, the most likely result of that, looking only at the possibility we got to AGI and we’re here to talk about it, may be to remove ANY chance to influence them as adults. Life may not come with guarantees, who knew?
Warmly,
Keith