I've never understood the "think of the future generations" reasoning that places AI risk at the top of EA's concerns. If we can solve current problems, then f

I've never understood the "think of the future generations" reasoning that places AI risk at the top of EA's concerns. If we can solve current problems, then future generations will be much better placed than we are to solve their problems, because technological progress exists and they will have more resources than we do. If we can't solve our problems, why would we do any better on other peoples'? Personal opinion: the most pressing world problems are energy poverty and the blighting of people's ability to make choices for themselves.[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_approach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_approach