A lot of people think about AI in all sorts of inaccurate ways, including those who argue for AI pessimism. “AI is like Google Maps” is not at all how most intelligent AI optimists such as Nora Belrose, Quintin Pope, Robin Hanson, and so on, think about AI in 2024. It’s a weakman, in a pretty basic sense.
There are lots of people who think about AI as a tool.
A lot of people think about AI in all sorts of inaccurate ways, including those who argue for AI pessimism. “AI is like Google Maps” is not at all how most intelligent AI optimists such as Nora Belrose, Quintin Pope, Robin Hanson, and so on, think about AI in 2024. It’s a weakman, in a pretty basic sense.