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We haven't found strong arguments on the "Don't be worried. Here's why ..." side of things. We know the arguments must exist, but we can't find them (send them to us!). So, what to do? Make some arguments up, that's what!
Exponentials are powerful and very difficult to understand (because we think linearly)
How might we get to superintelligence? This episode explores some possible paths, or maybe simply directions.
Existential risk – One where an adverse outcome would either annihilate Earth- originating intelligent life or permanently and drastically curtail its potential
The “skeptic” position seems to be that, although we should probably get a couple of bright people to start working on preliminary aspects of the problem, we shouldn’t panic or start trying to ban AI research. The “believers”, meanwhile, insist that although we shouldn’t panic or start trying to ban AI research, we should probably get a couple of bright people to start working on preliminary aspects of the problem.
Following up on last episode's question, "What is intelligence?" this episode we attempt to unpack "consciousness."
Our goal on this episode is to establish a "good enough" definition of intelligence that we'll be able to refer back to in future episodes.