The always-excellent Scott Alexander takes on an article in the Financial Times that sorta criticizes the idea (and the people espousing the idea) that we should be worried about the future of AI.
It’s like a general who refuses to post sentries, because we can’t be certain of anything in this world, so therefore we can’t be certain the enemy will launch an attack tonight. The general isn’t being skeptical and hard-headed. He’s just being insane.
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Haven't read the article, but posting sentries does have a cost. For instance, if you post 'em in a 10-mile radius around your encampment, you've just put your whole army in the field all night.
Your concern is addressed in the article.