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 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.