The implicit bets on religiosity in AI safety aren’t that it’ll be unpopular, only that it won’t influence decision making / powerful actors. If/when AGI arises, it’ll initially be controlled by govts/companies/citizens of rich countries. Of all the belief systems, AI safety people worry most about confucianism because it has the most real influence on decision making (ccp).
Interesting. I guess I’m a bit confused then about whether ‘AI alignment’ is really intended to align with what all 8 billion living humans actually value and belief, right now (including quite strong overall support for CCP values among most of the 1.4 billion people in China), or whether it’s intended to align with that powerful ‘govts/companies/citizens of rich countries’ value and believe.
The implicit bets on religiosity in AI safety aren’t that it’ll be unpopular, only that it won’t influence decision making / powerful actors. If/when AGI arises, it’ll initially be controlled by govts/companies/citizens of rich countries. Of all the belief systems, AI safety people worry most about confucianism because it has the most real influence on decision making (ccp).
Interesting. I guess I’m a bit confused then about whether ‘AI alignment’ is really intended to align with what all 8 billion living humans actually value and belief, right now (including quite strong overall support for CCP values among most of the 1.4 billion people in China), or whether it’s intended to align with that powerful ‘govts/companies/citizens of rich countries’ value and believe.