Flagging here where I think the next problem can arise from: AI doomers taking matters into their own hands to slow down AI progress or bring attention to the issue through tactics/strategy similar to those of Earth Liberation Front in late 90′s/early 00′s reminiscent.
Perceiving something as existential & impending and the typical options for change as inconsequential creates a logic to drastically escalate. I’ve heard this sentiment even as strong as tepidly supporting triggering a great power wat that would likely decimate semiconductor production because it would slow down AI development.
If you told me that five years from now a fringe EA did something like send a pipe bomb to an AI exec, I would not be surprised. We as community should on guard of doomer unilateralists doing something extreme in the name of an EA cause area.
Flagging here where I think the next problem can arise from: AI doomers taking matters into their own hands to slow down AI progress or bring attention to the issue through tactics/strategy similar to those of Earth Liberation Front in late 90′s/early 00′s reminiscent.
Perceiving something as existential & impending and the typical options for change as inconsequential creates a logic to drastically escalate. I’ve heard this sentiment even as strong as tepidly supporting triggering a great power wat that would likely decimate semiconductor production because it would slow down AI development.
If you told me that five years from now a fringe EA did something like send a pipe bomb to an AI exec, I would not be surprised. We as community should on guard of doomer unilateralists doing something extreme in the name of an EA cause area.