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No, even the more-panicked wing is not betting the proverbial house on AI killing us within the next few years, although the possibility is there. The "don't ex
by yanderekko 3y ago
No, even the more-panicked wing is not betting the proverbial house on AI killing us within the next few years, although the possibility is there. The "don't expect to live much longer" sentiment is based on a probability horizon that extends over decades.
- ozr 3y agoI've spoken to people in the article. They expect doom in <1 year.
- hollerith 3y agoCan you give a name so I don't have to read a long article? It is easy to find people who believe that it is possible (with some low probability) that AI will end the human race in the next 12 mo. (I'm one of them.) I haven't seen anyone however put most of their probability mass in the next 12 or 24 mo, and I'd like to find out what their reasoning is.
- ozr 3y agoSure, first name in the article I posted, Joep Meindertsma. They have an open discord you can join, but fair warning that it's entirely panicky people lamenting their inevitable doom.
- yanderekko 3y agoI just don't believe that unless you have specific quotes you can point to that indicates this.
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