Dec 3, 2023
This concludes the "Apocalypse Now" section of Better Without
AI.
AI systems may cause near-term disasters through their proven
ability to shatter societies and cultures. These might potentially
cause human extinction, but are more likely to scale up to the
level of the twentieth century dictatorships, genocides,
and...
Nov 12, 2023
Who is in control of AI? - It may already be too late to shut
down the existing AI systems that could destroy civilization.
What an AI apocalypse may look like - Scenarios in which
artificial intelligence systems degrade critical institutions to
the point of collapse seem...
Nov 6, 2023
"In this audiobook... A LARGE BOLD FONT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
SOUNDS LIKE THIS."
Apocalypse now - Current AI systems are already harmful. They
pose apocalyptic risks even without further technology development.
This chapter explains why; explores a possible path for near-term
human extinction via AI; and sketches...
Oct 22, 2023
Superintelligence should scare us only insofar as it grants
superpowers. Protecting against specific harms of specific
plausible powers may be our best strategy for preventing
catastrophes.
For much of the AI safety community, the central question has
been “when will it...
Oct 15, 2023
Many people call the future threat “artificial general
intelligence,” but all three words there are misleading when trying
to understand risks.
AI may radically accelerate technology development. That might
be extremely good or extremely bad. There are...