Yeah. Some people have told me (probably as a joke) that the best way to improve wild animal welfare is to invent AGI and let the AGI figure it out. But that feels very handwavey; the missing step is, how do we align the AGI to care about wild animals?
I’ve recently become interested in the intersection of ML and animal welfare, so these projects seem right up my alley.
I am so glad to see people interested in this topic! What do you think of my ideas on AI for animals written here?
And I don’t think we have to wait for full AGI to do something for wild animals with AI. For example, it seems to me that with image recognition and autopilot, an AI drone can identify wild animals that have absolutely no chance of surviving (fatally injured, about to be engulfed by forest fire), and then euthanize them to shorten their suffering.
Some people have told me (probably as a joke) that the best way to improve wild animal welfare is to invent AGI and let the AGI figure it out.
I believe this, not as a joke. But I do agree with you that this requires solving the broader alignment problem and also ensuring that the AGI cares about all sentient beings.
Yeah. Some people have told me (probably as a joke) that the best way to improve wild animal welfare is to invent AGI and let the AGI figure it out. But that feels very handwavey; the missing step is, how do we align the AGI to care about wild animals?
I’ve recently become interested in the intersection of ML and animal welfare, so these projects seem right up my alley.
I am so glad to see people interested in this topic! What do you think of my ideas on AI for animals written here?
And I don’t think we have to wait for full AGI to do something for wild animals with AI. For example, it seems to me that with image recognition and autopilot, an AI drone can identify wild animals that have absolutely no chance of surviving (fatally injured, about to be engulfed by forest fire), and then euthanize them to shorten their suffering.
For onlookers, it seems like Holly Elmore is a thought leader in this area and touched on the intersection with WAW and AI with this post.
There’s a minor comment here poking about “TAI (transformative AI)” and wild animal welfare.
I believe this, not as a joke. But I do agree with you that this requires solving the broader alignment problem and also ensuring that the AGI cares about all sentient beings.