The Illusion Of AI's Existential Risk
An essay by Blake Richards, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Guillaume Lajoie and Dhanya Sridhar, Noema Magazine, dated 18 July 2023. Date printed on the page and in its datePublished metadata.
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- Present harms deserve priorityThe essay by Richards, Agüera y Arcas, Lajoie and Sridhar of 18 July 2023 argues that focusing on a rogue superintelligence could distract regulators, the public and researchers from more pressing risks such as surveillance, disinformation and military misuse.2023-07-18 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Present harms deserve priority: propositions page →
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- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlThe essay by Richards, Agüera y Arcas, Lajoie and Sridhar of 18 July 2023 argues that extinction from a rogue AI is extremely unlikely because AI depends on humans for its resources and any path to it passes natural checkpoints for human intervention.2023-07-18 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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