Studying final year of dentistry in Lithuania with the intention of doing earning to give (most likely in Denmark), but currently evaluating if this was the right choice (due to limited earning potential and options for doing good). If I continue this path, I expect to donate minimally 50 % (aiming for 65-70%) or 40.000-60.000 $ annually (at the beginning of my career). While I do expect to mainly do “giving now”, I do expect, in periods of limited effective donating opportunities, to do “investing to give”.
As a longtermist and total utilitarian (for the most part), finding the cause that increases utilities (no matter the time or type of sentient being) the most time/cost-effectively is my goal. In the pursuit of this goal, I so far care mostly about WAW (wild animal welfare), x-risk and s-risk (but feel free to change my mind).
I heard about EA for the first time in 2018 in relation to an animal rights organization I worked for part-time (Animal Alliance in Denmark). However I have only had minimal interactions with EAs.
Due to reading and my time working at Animal Alliance etc., I’m relatively knowledgeable in the following areas: effective communication, investing (stocks) and personal development.
Male, 23 years old and diagnosed with aspergers (ASD) and dyslexia.
I have a question regarding artificial sentience.
While I do agree that it might be theoretically possible and could cause suffering on a astronomical scale, I do not understand why we would intentionally or unintentionally create it. Intentionally I don’t see any reason why a sentient AI would proform any better than a non-sentient AI. And unintentionally, I could imagine that with some unknown future technology, it might be possible. But no matter how complex we make AI with our current technology, it will just become a more “intelligent” binary system.
So am I right in these statements? And if so, is the cause area more about preparing for a potential future technology? If you have any information or sources I will be very thankful for your time. I welcome any thoughts.