Executive summary: As AI capabilities advance, we are approaching a final era where human mistakes matter greatly before entering an era where AI systems prevent most consequential human errors, raising important questions about how to navigate this transition period.
Key points:
An era is coming where AI will advise on most important decisions, preventing many human errors.
The transition period before this era—the “last era of human mistakes”—will be critical and challenging to navigate.
Key challenges will include setting up the “gameboard” well (players, power distribution, social equilibrium, technology).
Potential strategies to help from our current vantage point: a) Deepening understanding of foundational matters b) Power-seeking on behalf of desirable values (with caution) c) Differential technological development
This framing highlights how strange the future may be, but doesn’t provide clear actionable guidance.
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Executive summary: As AI capabilities advance, we are approaching a final era where human mistakes matter greatly before entering an era where AI systems prevent most consequential human errors, raising important questions about how to navigate this transition period.
Key points:
An era is coming where AI will advise on most important decisions, preventing many human errors.
The transition period before this era—the “last era of human mistakes”—will be critical and challenging to navigate.
Key challenges will include setting up the “gameboard” well (players, power distribution, social equilibrium, technology).
Potential strategies to help from our current vantage point:
a) Deepening understanding of foundational matters
b) Power-seeking on behalf of desirable values (with caution)
c) Differential technological development
This framing highlights how strange the future may be, but doesn’t provide clear actionable guidance.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.