Thanks for this post—it was desperately needed—but it’s striking to me how many questions there are for which we don’t have good answers. I would go so far as to say we’re largely clueless as to what effects AGI will have on animals.
The recommendations that we try to direct the movement toward considering the role of AI in its future, and try to influence AI decision makers rather than the general public, seem reasonable. Maybe that’s the best we can do?
Thanks Tristan! Definitely agree that AGI’s effects on animals (like on humans) are currently extremely uncertain – but by being proactive and strategic, we could still greatly increase the probability that those effects will be positive.
The recommendations I suggested seem broadly sensible to me but I’m sure that some are likely to be much more impactful than others, and some major ones are bound to be missing, and each one of them is sufficiently broad that it could cover a whole range of sub-priorities. This is probably an argument for prioritising the first of the principles that you mention, directing the movement toward considering the role of AI in its future, and agreeing on the set of practical, rapid steps that we need to take over the next few years.
Thanks for this post—it was desperately needed—but it’s striking to me how many questions there are for which we don’t have good answers. I would go so far as to say we’re largely clueless as to what effects AGI will have on animals.
The recommendations that we try to direct the movement toward considering the role of AI in its future, and try to influence AI decision makers rather than the general public, seem reasonable. Maybe that’s the best we can do?
Thanks Tristan! Definitely agree that AGI’s effects on animals (like on humans) are currently extremely uncertain – but by being proactive and strategic, we could still greatly increase the probability that those effects will be positive.
The recommendations I suggested seem broadly sensible to me but I’m sure that some are likely to be much more impactful than others, and some major ones are bound to be missing, and each one of them is sufficiently broad that it could cover a whole range of sub-priorities. This is probably an argument for prioritising the first of the principles that you mention, directing the movement toward considering the role of AI in its future, and agreeing on the set of practical, rapid steps that we need to take over the next few years.