On the Unimportance of Superintelligence
A preprint by John G. Sotos, arXiv:2109.07899, dated 30 August 2021. arXiv v1 stamp "30 Aug 2021"; the paper is dated August 29, 2021.
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- On the Unimportance of Superintelligence arXiv:2109.07899 · published 2021-08-30 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 df6fde59c10375c8f9f58bec24b4ad46cecd0dfffcd2fa805c7bead341c58907). arXiv v1 PDF (2109.07899v1, 30 Aug 2021), dated August 29, 2021 on its first page.
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- Catastrophic risk from misuseSotos's paper of August 2021 argues that any threat from a superintelligence derives from the peripheral systems it is connected to, that biotechnology combined with humans and narrow "savant" software poses the highest and most imminent existential risk, and that resources should be applied there in preference.2021-08-30 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Catastrophic risk from misuse: propositions page →
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- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlSotos's paper of August 2021 argues that a superintelligence unconnected to the outside world carries no threat, that its initial effects would only add to existing human-controlled risks, and that concerns about superintelligence are at most secondary.2021-08-30 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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