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That Artificial Stupidity is more deadly than AI. (Perhaps this is because I don't see AI as an existential risk, unless it is used toward bad ends such as in w
by michaelochurch 14y ago
That Artificial Stupidity is more deadly than AI. (Perhaps this is because I don't see AI as an existential risk, unless it is used toward bad ends such as in war.)
We're not perfect as humans, but I don't think we're stupid enough to build something we can't control. We don't even know what consciousness is, much less whether artificial consciousness is possible.
I do know that it would save lives to liberate humanity from drudgery and stupidity.
- mej10 14y agoI haven't seen any reasons around why an AI must be conscious to cause harm or existential risk. My opinion is that an x-risk causing AI would almost certainly not be conscious like humans. As for human stupidity, maybe you just have more faith in humans than I do (but I am not entirely pessimistic). Let me ask a related question, to try and gauge this more deeply: do you think anyone will ever release an engineered pathogen into the wild?