Some people argue that the value of the universe would be higher if AIs took over, and the vast majority of people argue that it would be lower.
Would the dinossaurs have argued their extinction would be bad, although it may well have contributed to the emergence of mammals and ultimately humans? Would the vast majority of non-human primates have argued that humans taking over would be bad?
But it is extremely unlikely to have exactly the same value. Therefore, in all likelihood, whether AI takes over or not does have long-term and enormous implications.
Why? It could be that future value is not exactly the same if AI takes over or not by a given date, but that the longer difference in value is negligible.
Hi David!
Would the dinossaurs have argued their extinction would be bad, although it may well have contributed to the emergence of mammals and ultimately humans? Would the vast majority of non-human primates have argued that humans taking over would be bad?
Why? It could be that future value is not exactly the same if AI takes over or not by a given date, but that the longer difference in value is negligible.