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Mutually assured destruction doctrine is possibly very dangerous, too. Also: Biological weapons, destruction of rainforest ecosystems, ocean acidification, etc
by vdaniuk 11y ago
Mutually assured destruction doctrine is possibly very dangerous, too. Also: Biological weapons, destruction of rainforest ecosystems, ocean acidification, etc etc. Why these discussions don't consider opportunity costs of NOT developing AI as fast as possible?
Most people live in appalling, inhuman conditions:
$100 monthly income puts a person in the top 52.40% earners worldwide. [0]
$300 monthly income puts a person in the top 28.35% earners worldwide. [0]
Human intelligence is obviously suboptimal for solving global problems, perhaps AI will do better.
[0] http://www.globalrichlist.com/ http://www.globalrichlist.com/
- logingone 11y ago$100 monthly income puts a person in the top 52.40% earners worldwide. That's misleading without considering numerous other variables - cost of things? It seems to me to be the kind of statement aimed at deceitfully triggering emotions, by the likes of charities. Charities are like police - there for good reason, but along with the good intentions they have a slightly seedy side. Of the countries I've lived in, the one where I was paid least had the highest standard of living.
- vdaniuk 11y agoActually, it's other way around. Your comment is misleading and your intentions have not-so-slightly seedy side. Are you really attacking a concept of charity organization in a capitalistic world? Calculation methodology is available on the linked page: "For currency conversion we use Purchasing Power Parity Dollars (PPP$) in order to take into account the difference in cost of living between countries; PPP$ are also less susceptible to short term fluctuations."
- logingone 11y ago"there for good reason"