Hi, I discovered LW recently and happily realized this is not Reddit, so, I posted right away and immediately got re-educated. I'm back now and ready to introduce myself. I'm a field environmental/ecological consultant, mostly biology and wetlands. I map my projects with GIS. I've spent probably half of my career working in remote wilderness, forests and deserts all over the U.S. with some brief international volunteerism. The other half of my career is in writing technical documents and making maps.
I did not use AI to write anything below, except to check... (read more)
"As I see it, we're left with 2 futures: global disaster and/or a dystopia. Alignment and AI Safety help either of those timelines, while capabilities are growing at a pace that leaves us with too little time to intervene." Interesting. I'd like to participate in a discussion topic on this specific subject because I don't hear much convergence in discussions about environmental dystopia and a Plan A 2040-type dystopia. Although science fiction covers the topic pretty well, the convergence timeline for either outcome needs to be integrated into both discussions.
Ahyam, I checked out your linked in. Whoa, what a time to be who you are, where you are and so young. I think LW is a good place for you to find philosophical safety and rationality in a world that is becoming less of both at an exponential pace. (How many people say "whoa" anymore? For those readers who may not know, it's how you ask your horse to stop. My first "car" was a horse. It's also an expression of astonishment. We could use some more "Whoa" in this world.)
Hi I'm new to LW and came here after reading up on podcasts with authors writing about AI. That's how I found the Plan 2040 discussion. As a field biologist and earth scientist, I'm looking for thoughtful discussion about AI, AGI, ASI not only from a theoretical point of view but how my own future intersects with AI development.
In my field, the predominant discussion is about environmental impacts but on podcasts what I hear most about is market, economic, demographic and military impacts. It seems that environmental concerns, in most of the serious analys... (read more)