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> Therefore we should try and figure out a way to make it safe before AGI exists.

Makes no sense to me, how would you ever be able to figure out a way to make something safe before it even exists?

Someone who has never built a nuclear reactor most likely could not think of a way to prevent the Chernobyl disaster.

(OK, maybe this is a wrong example as someone who did couldn't do this either, but the point should be clear)



I think the argument is that decision theory and goal alignment can be worked on without knowing all the details about how an AGI will work.

https://intelligence.org/2016/12/28/ai-alignment-why-its-har...


ah yes Yudkowsky, the well established AI researcher & definitely not a crank


Personal attacks are not ok here, regardless of whom you're attacking. Can you please not post like this to HN?

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