What if we are already in a compute and data overhang, and we don’t have to wait for ‘social adoption’ because the main user of AI turns out to be AI rather than humans after a short time. I’m not saying a slow takeoff is impossible, but we really should preparing for the possibility. When you see a tornado touch down in your neighborhood, that’s a good enough reason to get into a storm shelter. Doing so, you should feel like you’ve taken the correct action even if the tornado ends up missing your house.
What if we are already in a compute and data overhang, and we don’t have to wait for ‘social adoption’ because the main user of AI turns out to be AI rather than humans after a short time. I’m not saying a slow takeoff is impossible, but we really should preparing for the possibility. When you see a tornado touch down in your neighborhood, that’s a good enough reason to get into a storm shelter. Doing so, you should feel like you’ve taken the correct action even if the tornado ends up missing your house.