Resources both closed and open must be overwhelmingly devoted to defense (vs offense) with respect to possible CBRN and other catastrophic risks from both open and closed models[1]. Otherwise the risk of easy offense, hard defense weapons (like bioweapons) puts civilization at dire risk. Competition and the race to AGI could be seen as a significant detractor from the impetus to devote these necessarily overwhelming resources[2].
So how can we reduce possible recklessness from competition without centralized and therefore most likely corrupt control? ... (read more)
Resources both closed and open must be overwhelmingly devoted to defense (vs offense) with respect to possible CBRN and other catastrophic risks from both open and closed models[1]. Otherwise the risk of easy offense, hard defense weapons (like bioweapons) puts civilization at dire risk. Competition and the race to AGI could be seen as a significant detractor from the impetus to devote these necessarily overwhelming resources[2].
So how can we reduce possible recklessness from competition without centralized and therefore most likely corrupt control? ... (read more)