But others may not, because most humans aren’t longtermists nor utilitarians. So I’m afraid arguments like this won’t sway the public opinion much at all. People like progress because it will get them and their loved ones (children and grandchildren, whose future they can imagine) better lives. They just barely care at all whether humanity ends after their grandchildren’s lives (to the extent they can even think about it).
This is why I believe that most arguents against AGI x-risk are really based on differing timelines. People like to think that humans are so special we won’t surpass them for a long time. And they mostly care about the future for their loved ones.
I completely agree.
But others may not, because most humans aren’t longtermists nor utilitarians. So I’m afraid arguments like this won’t sway the public opinion much at all. People like progress because it will get them and their loved ones (children and grandchildren, whose future they can imagine) better lives. They just barely care at all whether humanity ends after their grandchildren’s lives (to the extent they can even think about it).
This is why I believe that most arguents against AGI x-risk are really based on differing timelines. People like to think that humans are so special we won’t surpass them for a long time. And they mostly care about the future for their loved ones.