Thanks. I sort of don’t buy that that’s what the Mechanize piece says, and in any case “no matter what you do” sounds a bit fatalistic, similar to death. Sure, we all die, but does that really mean we shouldn’t try and live healthier for longer?
Not directly relating to your claim, but:
The Mechanize piece claims “Full automation is desirable”, which I don’t think I agree with both a priori and after reading their substantiation. It does not contend with the possibilities of catastrophic risks from fully automating, say, bioweapon research and development; it might be inevitable, but on desirability I think it’s clear that it’s only desirable once—at the bare minimum—substantial risks have been planned for and/or suitably mitigated. It’s totally reasonable to delay the inevitable!
Thanks. I sort of don’t buy that that’s what the Mechanize piece says, and in any case “no matter what you do” sounds a bit fatalistic, similar to death. Sure, we all die, but does that really mean we shouldn’t try and live healthier for longer?
Not directly relating to your claim, but:
The Mechanize piece claims “Full automation is desirable”, which I don’t think I agree with both a priori and after reading their substantiation. It does not contend with the possibilities of catastrophic risks from fully automating, say, bioweapon research and development; it might be inevitable, but on desirability I think it’s clear that it’s only desirable once—at the bare minimum—substantial risks have been planned for and/or suitably mitigated. It’s totally reasonable to delay the inevitable!