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ancientcampus comments on AI box: AI has one shot at avoiding destruction - what might it say? - Less Wrong Discussion

18 Post author: ancientcampus 22 January 2013 08:22PM

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Comment author: ancientcampus 24 January 2013 04:19:50AM *  1 point [-]

Honest question: are you proposing we avoid discussing the problem entirely?

Personally, I think there is more to be gained here than just "how will an AI try to get out and how can we prevent it." For me, it's gotten me to actually think about the benefits and pitfalls of a transhuman AI (friendly or otherwise) rather than just knowing intellectually, "there are large potential benefits and pitfalls" which was my previous level of understanding.

Edit: I've modified the OP to include your concerns. They're definitely valid, but I think this is still a good discussion for my reasons above.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 24 January 2013 09:43:49AM 1 point [-]

Honest question: are you proposing we avoid discussing the problem entirely?

No, I just thought that it was worth adding that concern to the pot.

I take what I dare say some would consider a shockingly lackadaisical attitude to the problem of Unfriendly AI, viz. I see the problem, but it isn't close at hand, because I don't think anyone yet has a clue how to build an AGI. Outside of serious mathematical work on Friendliness, discussing it is no more than a recreation.

Comment author: ancientcampus 10 February 2013 09:10:09PM 0 points [-]

That's pretty much my same attitude on the situation, as well. :)

Comment author: OrphanWilde 28 January 2013 05:45:27PM 0 points [-]

Discussing it makes people more aware of exactly how difficult a problem it is. That such discussions are entertaining merely permit the discussions to take place.