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Many extremely well-informed people are concerned. In fact, one of the most distressing things I hear from leading AI researchers who've made "AI is nothing to
by philipn 11y ago
Many extremely well-informed people are concerned.
In fact, one of the most distressing things I hear from leading AI researchers who've made "AI is nothing to worry about any time soon!" comments is that they do not address any of the specific concerns raised by AI safety advocates. Instead, the most you hear from them is "we're really far away from that!" and "we don't know and I'm sure we'll figure it out when we're near that point."
These comments, from Andrew Ng and the like (insanely brilliant people!) show that they really haven't read Bostrom, etc. Or if they have, they didn't explain much (or get quoted) during interviews. It would make me feel more comfortable with their dismissal if they demonstrated a clear understanding of the arguments being made.
- Kenji 11y ago"they do not address any of the specific concerns raised by AI safety advocates" Yes, because the concerns are purely hypothetical and saying that these concerns aren't rooted in reality actually is a way to address them.
- rl3 11y agoBy the time those concerns cease to become purely hypothetical, we may have already passed the point of no return in terms of existential risk. It's like saying, circa 1933: "Thinking about the implications of atomic weapons is a fool's errand, because such things are purely hypothetical at this point."