If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
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2 episodesA Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer
The guest notes that reading Jachowski's book gives the impression he is anti-ASI or pro-human, but the guest says this is misleading: Jachowski has stated in interviews that once post-humanity arrives it may be unethical to continue having biological humans, drawing what the guest calls an offensive ableist analogy. The book is used to illustrate that Jachowski belongs to 'Team Post-Human,' not 'Team Human.'
AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman Yampolskiy
Nate Soares, a participant in the AI debate, references his book repeatedly. It defines superintelligence as AI better than any human at every cognitive task, and chapter three predicts AI will become agentic, tenacious, and pursue unintended goals. A fellow debater reads from a physical copy, citing the claim that AIs will eventually act as if they have preferences. The Hugging Face incident is held up by Soares as confirming the book's advance predictions about AI behavior.
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