I’m confused, we make this caution compromise all the time—for example, medicine trial ethics. Can we go faster? Sure, but the risks are higher. Yes, that can mean that some people will not get a treatment that is developed a few years too late.
Another closer example is gain of function research. The point is, we could do a lot, but we chose not to—AI should be no different.
Seems to me that this post is a little detached from real world caution considerations, even if it isn’t making an incorrect point.
I’m confused, we make this caution compromise all the time—for example, medicine trial ethics. Can we go faster? Sure, but the risks are higher. Yes, that can mean that some people will not get a treatment that is developed a few years too late.
Another closer example is gain of function research. The point is, we could do a lot, but we chose not to—AI should be no different.
Seems to me that this post is a little detached from real world caution considerations, even if it isn’t making an incorrect point.