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I signed the letter. At some point, humans are going to be outcompeted by AI at basically every important job. At that point, how are we going to maintain pol
by duvenaud 3y ago
I signed the letter. At some point, humans are going to be outcompeted by AI at basically every important job. At that point, how are we going to maintain political power in the long run? Humanity is going to be like an out-of-touch old person on the internet - we'll either have to delegate everything important (which is risky), or eventually get scammed or extorted out of all our resources and influence.
- frozencell 3y agoI don't understand all the downvotes although how do you see ML assistant profs being outcompeted by AI? You probably have unique feel to students, a non replicable approach to study and explain concepts. How can an AI compete with you?
- duvenaud 3y agoThanks for asking. I mean, my brain is just a machine, and eventually we'll make machines that can do everything brains can (even if it's just by scanning human brains). And once we build one that's about as capable as me, we can easily copy it.
- revelio 3y agoThe letter doesn't talk about economics though. It's specifically about extinction risk. Why did you sign it, if that isn't your concern?
- duvenaud 3y agoBecause I think being permanently disempowered is likely to lead to extinction eventually. I also think there are other plausible, faster routes to extinction.
- tome 3y ago> At some point, humans are going to be outcompeted by AI at basically every important job Could you explain how you know this?
- duvenaud 3y agoI'm not totally sure, but humans are better than our ancestors at basically every important job. It would be surprising if human brains were the pinnacle of computational power, and even if they were, digital brains could be run faster + copied.
- tome 3y agoReally? Are we better at composing epic poetry or building inspirational architecture? But perhaps you don't think those are relevant activities because they have minimal impact on how the world develops (unlike bombs and computers). If you think that I would encourage you to think again!
- cwkoss 3y agoWhy do you assume AI will be as greedy as humans?