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2 Post author: XiXiDu 13 March 2012 01:54PM

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Comment author: XiXiDu 13 March 2012 07:55:11PM 4 points [-]

If I understand you correctly, you are saying this: "Don't bother with this superintelligence risk, for it is incredibly tiny."

No, not really. I am not saying that because GiveWell says that the Against Malaria Foundation is the number #1 charity, treating children for parasite infections in sub-Saharan Africa should be ignored.

This is a delicate problem and if it was up to me to allocate the resources of the world then existential risk researchers, including SIAI, would receive their share of funding. But if I could only choose one cause, either SIAI or something else, then I wouldn't choose SIAI.

My opinion on the topic is highly volatile though. There have been moments when I thought that SIAI is best choice when it comes to charitable giving. There has been a time when I was completely sure that a technological singularity will happen soon. Maybe I will change my mind again. I suggest everyone to research the topic themselves.

Comment author: Thomas 13 March 2012 08:26:46PM 1 point [-]

I suggest everyone to research the topic themselves.

This I agree. I won't buy the whole package from the SIAI, I won't even donate them under the current conditions.

But I see some of their points as extremely important and I am happy that they exist and do what they do.