Thanks, Matt. I agree. However, “If AIs are a perfect substitute for humans” is a very big if. In particular, it is not enough for AIs to be better than humans at jobs defined in an overly narrow sense. Chess engines are much cheaper to run, and play much better than top chess human players, but these still have jobs.
Yes, but this shows your claim here is actually just empirical skepticism about how general and how capable AI systems will be.
It is true that loose talk of AIs being “[merely] better than” all humans at all tasks does not imply doom, but the “merely” part is not what doomers believe.
Thanks, Matt. I agree. However, “If AIs are a perfect substitute for humans” is a very big if. In particular, it is not enough for AIs to be better than humans at jobs defined in an overly narrow sense. Chess engines are much cheaper to run, and play much better than top chess human players, but these still have jobs.
Yes, but this shows your claim here is actually just empirical skepticism about how general and how capable AI systems will be.
It is true that loose talk of AIs being “[merely] better than” all humans at all tasks does not imply doom, but the “merely” part is not what doomers believe.