I think that we reason too much about AI specifically, and not enough about intelligence more broadly. This is a fairly obvious criticism. There are ways that biological and artificial intelligence are clearly different. However, most AI discussion is largely upstream of biological-artificial differences, and so the discussion should be...
In rationalist spheres, there's a fairly clear consensus that whatever AI's ultimate impact will be, it is at its core a capable technology that will have very large effects on the world. In the "general public" sphere, things are very different. There's a less clear but real consensus that AI's...
The Universe opened the door, walked into the small room, and closed the door. It adjusted its lab coat. "Hello. I'm very sorry for the wait. We really had today overbooked, we're already an hour behind. Always more moral patients popping up, you know how it is these days." It...