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That is a massive bet based on the supposed psychology of a world super power. There are many other less-superficial reasons why Beijing may be interested in A
by philomath_mn 2y ago
That is a massive bet based on the supposed psychology of a world super power.
There are many other less-superficial reasons why Beijing may be interested in AI, plus China may not trust that we actually banned our own AI development.
I wouldn't take that bet in a million years.
- hollerith 2y agoYou seem to think that if we refuse this bet, you are somehow safe to live out the rest of your life. (If you are old, replace "you" with "your children".) The discussion started when someone argued that even if this AI juggernaut were in fact very dangerous, there is no way to stop it. When I pushed back on the second part of that, you reject my push-back. On what basis? I hope it is not, "I just want things to keep on going the way they are," as if ignoring the AI danger somehow makes the AI danger go away.
- philomath_mn 2y agoNo, I do not expect things to just work out. I just think our best chance is for the US to be a leader in AI development and hope that we're able to develop it safely. I don't have a lot of confidence that this will be the case, but I think the US continuing to develop AI is the decision with the best distribution of possible outcomes.
- philomath_mn 2y agoAlso, to be clear: I reject your pushback based on my understanding of the incentives/goals/interests of nation states like China. This is completely separate from my personal preferences or hopes about the future of AI.