It’s good to hear from you. That’s exactly right—many EAs want to argue for the Time of Perils Hypothesis based on developments in AI.
My focus in this post is on versions of the Time of Perils Hypothesis that don’t rely on AI. If I’m right that these versions of the Time of Perils Hypothesis get into some trouble, then that might put more weight behind my fourth conclusion: it’s important to make sure we’re right about AI and its relationship to the Time of Perils.
I’m a bit hesitant to say many substantive things about AI in this post, because I think they’d probably take us a fair bit beyond the model. One nice way to take the post would simply be as emphasizing the importance of AI.
I do have some work in progress on the Singularity Hypothesis if that’s helpful. Shoot me an email if interested.
It’s good to hear from you. That’s exactly right—many EAs want to argue for the Time of Perils Hypothesis based on developments in AI.
My focus in this post is on versions of the Time of Perils Hypothesis that don’t rely on AI. If I’m right that these versions of the Time of Perils Hypothesis get into some trouble, then that might put more weight behind my fourth conclusion: it’s important to make sure we’re right about AI and its relationship to the Time of Perils.
I’m a bit hesitant to say many substantive things about AI in this post, because I think they’d probably take us a fair bit beyond the model. One nice way to take the post would simply be as emphasizing the importance of AI.
I do have some work in progress on the Singularity Hypothesis if that’s helpful. Shoot me an email if interested.