As a Christian, I’d add that lots of really bad stuff has happened over the course of human history, like the Black Death. It’s true that longtermists focus more on of value of X-risk reduction in avoiding human extinction, but there’s still considerable value if the worst-case scenario is “only” the death of one-third of the world’s current population.
Depending on the specific congregation, more of an AI ethics approach could also be helpful—I think there’s much in Catholic moral theology in particular that relates to this, although the basic ideas should be present ~everywhere.
Do you think you could elaborate on the second point? I’m personally unfamiliar with Catholic moral theology and would be interested in learning more about the basic ideas that connect to AI ethics.
As a Christian, I’d add that lots of really bad stuff has happened over the course of human history, like the Black Death. It’s true that longtermists focus more on of value of X-risk reduction in avoiding human extinction, but there’s still considerable value if the worst-case scenario is “only” the death of one-third of the world’s current population.
Depending on the specific congregation, more of an AI ethics approach could also be helpful—I think there’s much in Catholic moral theology in particular that relates to this, although the basic ideas should be present ~everywhere.
Hi Jason,
Thank you for your response.
Do you think you could elaborate on the second point? I’m personally unfamiliar with Catholic moral theology and would be interested in learning more about the basic ideas that connect to AI ethics.
Thank you,
- Aaron