XiXiDu comments on AALWA: Ask any LessWronger anything - Less Wrong

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Comment author: XiXiDu 12 January 2014 11:58:17AM 2 points [-]

My question is similar to the one that Apprentice posed below. Here are my probability estimates of unfriendly and friendly AI, what are yours? And more importantly, where do you draw the line, what probability estimate would be low enough for you to drop the AI business from your consideration?

Comment author: JoshuaFox 12 January 2014 07:45:30PM *  2 points [-]

what probability estimate would be low enough for you to drop the AI business from your consideration?

Even a fairly low probability estimate would justify effort on an existential risk.

And I have to admit, a secondary, personal, reason for being involved is that the topic is fascinating and there are smart people here, though that of course does not shift the estimates of risk and of the possibilities of mitigating it.