Why AI Will Save the World
An essay by Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, dated 6 June 2023. The a16z page reads "Posted June 6, 2023"; its datePublished metadata is 2023-06-06.
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- Intelligence brings benevolence or no drive to dominateAndreessen's essay of 6 June 2023 argues that the idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error, because AI is not a living being primed by billions of years of evolution to take part in the battle for the survival of the fittest.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Intelligence brings benevolence or no drive to dominate: propositions page →
- Risk claims are speculative or unfalsifiableAndreessen's essay of 6 June 2023 argues that the position that AI could cause human extinction is non-scientific, asking what the testable hypothesis is and what would falsify it.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Risk claims are speculative or unfalsifiable: propositions page →
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- Instrumental convergenceAndreessen's essay of 6 June 2023 states that AI does not want and does not have goals, because it is not alive.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Instrumental convergence: propositions page →
- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlAndreessen's essay of 6 June 2023 argues that the idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error, because AI is code built, owned and controlled by people and has no goals or wants of its own.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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- Advanced AI can be kept under control by designAndreessen's essay of 6 June 2023 argues that the idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error, because AI is code built, owned, used and controlled by people.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Advanced AI can be kept under control by design: propositions page →
- Open models reduce riskAndreessen's essay of June 2023 argues that open source AI should be allowed to proliferate without regulatory barriers, that restricting AI is infeasible because the knowledge is already widely available, and that misuse should be met by law and by using AI defensively.2023-06-06 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Open models reduce risk: propositions page →
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