Why I am not worried about superintelligent machines killing us all
A blog post by Joshua Gans, Author's Substack, dated 23 June 2023. datePublished metadata of the post.
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- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlGans's blog post of 23 June 2023, written after the Munk debate of that week, argues that even assuming a superintelligent machine emerges, killing humanity would be costly and unnecessary for it, that a rational machine would keep its options open, and that self-improvement poses it control problems that would slow its rise.2023-06-23 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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