Thank you for this well-sourced comment. I’m not affiliated with MIRI, so I can’t answer the questions directed to the OP. With that said, I did have a small question to ask you. What would be your issue with simply accepting human fragility and limits? Does the fact that we don’t and can’t know everything, live no more than a century, and are at risk for disease and early death mean that we should fundamentally alter our nature?
I think the best antidote to the present moment’s dangerous dance with AI isn’t mind uploading or transhumanism, but acceptance. We can accept that we are animals, that we will not live forever, and that any ultimate bliss or salvation won’t come via silicon. We can design policies that ensure these principles are always upheld.
Thank you for this well-sourced comment. I’m not affiliated with MIRI, so I can’t answer the questions directed to the OP. With that said, I did have a small question to ask you. What would be your issue with simply accepting human fragility and limits? Does the fact that we don’t and can’t know everything, live no more than a century, and are at risk for disease and early death mean that we should fundamentally alter our nature?
I think the best antidote to the present moment’s dangerous dance with AI isn’t mind uploading or transhumanism, but acceptance. We can accept that we are animals, that we will not live forever, and that any ultimate bliss or salvation won’t come via silicon. We can design policies that ensure these principles are always upheld.