I think it’s valuable to present ideas about AI X-risk in different forms, venues, and contexts, to spark different cognitive, emotional, and aesthetic reactions in people.
I’ve been fascinated by visual arts for many decades, have written about the evolutionary origins of art, and one of my daughters is a professional artist. My experience is that art installations can provoke a more open-minded contemplation of issues and ideas than just reading things on a screen or in a book. There’s something about walking around in a gallery space that encourages a more pensive, non-reactive, non-judgmental response.
I haven’t seen the Misalignment Museum in person, but would value reactions from anyone who has.
Michael—thanks for posting about this.
I think it’s valuable to present ideas about AI X-risk in different forms, venues, and contexts, to spark different cognitive, emotional, and aesthetic reactions in people.
I’ve been fascinated by visual arts for many decades, have written about the evolutionary origins of art, and one of my daughters is a professional artist. My experience is that art installations can provoke a more open-minded contemplation of issues and ideas than just reading things on a screen or in a book. There’s something about walking around in a gallery space that encourages a more pensive, non-reactive, non-judgmental response.
I haven’t seen the Misalignment Museum in person, but would value reactions from anyone who has.