What are people’s favorite arguments/articles/essays trying to lay out the simplest possible case for AI risk/danger?
Every single argument for AI danger/risk/safety I’ve seen seems to overcomplicate things. Either they have too many extraneous details, or they appeal to overly complex analogies, or they seem to spend much of their time responding to insider debates.
I might want to try my hand at writing the simplest possible argument that is still rigorous and clear, without being trapped by common pitfalls. To do that, I want to quickly survey the field so I can learn from the best existing work as well as avoid the mistakes they make.
Max Tegmark explains it best I think. Very clear and compelling and you don’t need any technical background to understand what he’s saying.
I believe his third or maybe it was second appearance on Lex Fridman’s podcast where I first heard his strongest arguments, although those are quite long with extraneous content, here is a version that is just the arguments. His solutions are somewhat specific, but overall his explanation is very good I think:
What are people’s favorite arguments/articles/essays trying to lay out the simplest possible case for AI risk/danger?
Every single argument for AI danger/risk/safety I’ve seen seems to overcomplicate things. Either they have too many extraneous details, or they appeal to overly complex analogies, or they seem to spend much of their time responding to insider debates.
I might want to try my hand at writing the simplest possible argument that is still rigorous and clear, without being trapped by common pitfalls. To do that, I want to quickly survey the field so I can learn from the best existing work as well as avoid the mistakes they make.
my fave is @Duncan Sabien’s ‘Deadly by Default’
Max Tegmark explains it best I think. Very clear and compelling and you don’t need any technical background to understand what he’s saying.
I believe his third or maybe it was second appearance on Lex Fridman’s podcast where I first heard his strongest arguments, although those are quite long with extraneous content, here is a version that is just the arguments. His solutions are somewhat specific, but overall his explanation is very good I think: