Our ancestors did not make this trade at all for the most part. Mostly they stayed hunter gathers, until the people who adopted farming out populated them and then expanded and killed/outcompeted them. (technically, I guess “our” ancestors are the ones who adopted the agriculture)
Likewise, the vast majority of humanity is not directly developing AI. Therefore, in an important sense, “we” are not making the trade of whether to develop AI; only a small number of people are.
Our ancestors did not make this trade at all for the most part. Mostly they stayed hunter gathers, until the people who adopted farming out populated them and then expanded and killed/outcompeted them. (technically, I guess “our” ancestors are the ones who adopted the agriculture)
Likewise, the vast majority of humanity is not directly developing AI. Therefore, in an important sense, “we” are not making the trade of whether to develop AI; only a small number of people are.