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> have the EA people actually done something so far? In terms of stuff done: OpenPhil, an EA org, has given north of $30million to groups researching strong AI
by henryaj 9y ago
> have the EA people actually done something so far?
In terms of stuff done: OpenPhil, an EA org, has given north of $30million to groups researching strong AI and its risks[0]. Some effective altruists also choose to donate to AI research groups like MIRI[1].
Why would stopping a botnet be evidence of effectiveness at tackling strong AI? Botnets don't exhibit any kind of intelligence as far as I'm aware.
0. http://www.openphilanthropy.org/giving/grants http://www.openphilanthropy.org/giving/grants
1. http://effective-altruism.com/ea/14c/why_im_donating_to_miri_this_year/ http://effective-altruism.com/ea/14c/why_im_donating_to_miri...
- probably_wrong 9y ago> Why would stopping a botnet be evidence of effectiveness at tackling strong AI? Because it's much, much easier than their ultimate goal, and you could generalize from there, like biologists do. But also: because it would show that they have more claws that (say) Asimov, who gave clear lines about what a robot should not do, and yet is entirely powerless to stop anyone from making such a robot. If they want to stop strong AI, shouldn't they be able to actually stop first regular, weak AI? And if they want to stop weak intelligence, shouldn't they be able to stop a barely intelligent botnet first?
- BenjaminTodd 9y agoThere's also real research progress being made. Here are some of the issues people are working on: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.06565 https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.06565