❌ In Quillette: Why Max Tegmark is wrong on AI doom
Pushing back against Max Tegmark's three main arguments why AI will kill us all.
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Quillette is publishing an excerpt from my AI book, The Centaur's Edge (here in Swedish, soon out in English), where I take on Max Tegmark's three main arguments as to why AI will doom us.
"A year ago, Tegmark joined a number of eminent tech entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and analysts to demand a six-month pause in AI research. It is therefore worth examining his arguments to see if his catastrophism is justified. In his radio talk, he summarizes his case in three points: Malicious use, AI competition, and misguided AI. Let’s examine them one at a time."
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Visions of AI doom are based on sheer imagination, not a sober evaluation of risks | One Year Since the AI Pause Petition https://t.co/b44caQNNiF
— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) March 23, 2024