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A response to the Richards et al.'s "The Illusion of AI's Existential Risk"

There are no groundbreaking or revolutionary concepts presented, it's likely that this material is all review for the average LWer. I would appreciate feedback on how effectively this content resonates with a relatively new audience. Epistemic Status: I am an undergraduate student at Dartmouth majoring in Math and Philosophy, not...

Jul 26, 2023•1

Harrison Fell

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Harrison Fell

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A response to the Richards et al.'s "The Illusion of AI's Existential Risk"

Jul 26, 2023•1

Harrison Fell

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Red Pill vs Blue Pill, Bayes style

Great post! I hadn't considered the fact that your decision was information, which feels obvious in retrospect. If someone is truly interested in this topic, it would be interesting to create a calculator where they can adjust nu, their posterior, and N.

A response to the Richards et al.'s "The Illusion of AI's Existential Risk"

Harrison Fell

Epistemic Status: I am an undergraduate student at Dartmouth majoring in Math and Philosophy, not an AI researcher. While I have a deep interest in these topics, I am certainly not an expert.

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Blake Richards, Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Guillaume Lajoie, and Dhanya Sridhar recently added their voices to the chorus of people who believe that AI existential risk is far overblown. Their article begins with the typical rhetorical strategy of the anti-alarmists, where they claim that focusing on... (read 2715 more words →)