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Most of the people I know working at AI Labs believe it. I think surveys back this up. We have a situation where the people running the labs are claiming it's
by s1artibartfast 14d ago
Most of the people I know working at AI Labs believe it. I think surveys back this up.
We have a situation where the people running the labs are claiming it's a big risk. Outside experts not working for the labs are claiming it's a big risk.
It's pretty rare for all the CEOs in the industry to write letters and testify to Congress that they should be regulated and law should be put in place for safety limits.
- pier25 13d ago> Most of the people I know working at AI Labs believe it Do they believe they are actively working towards the extinction of humanity?
- s1artibartfast 13d agoYes, with nuance. They think there is a significant chance AI will lead to extinction or subordination of humans. I think the averages survey sentiment is that it is about 25% likely to happen. Some think it more likely, others less. There are many reasons why they say they must keep working. For example they think Extinction is more likely if China takes the lead or if they aren't involved in the process. They say if they don't keep developing AI, then someone else will and do a worse job. They actively want National and international regulations to slow or pause development. I don't think the public will take it seriously until we start getting some events with major death tolls. You can ask your llm of choice to dig up surveys, examples, and noteworthy public statements do you want. The point is that the people working closest to this technology are deeply concerned about the implications. Interesting aside, the lead safety expert of anthropic quit earlier this year and said they want to spend their remaining years writing poetry. That might give you a flavor of how people feel inside the industry and how high it goes