AI as Normal Technology
An essay by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, dated 15 April 2025. Date printed under the byline.
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- Takeoff will be gradualNarayanan and Kapoor's essay of April 2025 states that a continued gradual increase in the role of automation in AI development is more likely than a singular, discontinuous moment when recursive self-improvement is achieved, and that speed limits apply at each stage from invention to diffusion.2025-04-15 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Takeoff will be gradual: propositions page →
- Economic incentives will produce safetyNarayanan and Kapoor's essay of April 2025 argues that how well developers and deployers mitigate AI accidents depends on their incentives, that in many cases market forces will provide an adequate incentive with safety regulation filling the gaps, and that poorly controlled AI will be too error-prone to make business sense.2025-04-15 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Economic incentives will produce safety: propositions page →
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- Fast or hard takeoffNarayanan and Kapoor's essay of April 2025 states that the authors reject 'fast takeoff' scenarios and holds that a gradual increase in automation of AI development is more likely than a discontinuous moment of recursive self-improvement.2025-04-15 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Fast or hard takeoff: propositions page →
- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlThe essay by Narayanan and Kapoor of 15 April 2025 argues that AI can remain under human control without drastic interventions and that catastrophic misalignment is by far the most speculative of the risks it discusses.2025-04-15 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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