John_Maxwell_IV comments on Bill Gates: problem of strong AI with conflicting goals "very worthy of study and time" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 23 January 2015 03:06:09AM 2 points [-]

I don’t think it’s a dramatic problem in the next ten years but

So we need to convince Gates that even though unfriendly AI almost certainly won't appear in the next ten years, he should devote resources to the problem now.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 23 January 2015 03:41:33AM 2 points [-]

That was in reference to the labor issue, right?

Comment author: CarlShulman 23 January 2015 05:37:17AM 6 points [-]

AI that can't compete in the job market probably isn't a global catastrophic risk.