Note: This story is cross-posted from my Substack. Humans (and other biological beings that we assume are conscious) are a flame – perhaps the only flame of our kind – in this vast universe. I believe that flame must be kept alive. By some miracle, the universe can be observed...
Crossposting from my substack. Note for LW: This post is about the apathy and nonchalance I've been seeing in many peers regarding AGI. There seems to be massive cognitive dissonance (and it isn't straightforward to overcome) – how can we on the one hand talk about things like AIs becoming...
Note:
This story is cross-posted from my Substack.
Humans (and other biological beings that we assume are conscious) are a flame – perhaps the only flame of our kind – in this vast universe. I believe that flame must be kept alive. By some miracle, the universe can be observed and appreciated. For it to lose that property would be the greatest of all tragedies. This story is my best attempt at communicating that feeling.
It seems a silly prospect now that only a few years back,
humanity had asked such questions as “when will AGI arrive?”
As if there would be a day. As if it would announce itself.
The arrival of AGI was not lightning.
It was... (read 8432 more words →)
Crossposting from my substack.
Note for LW: This post is about the apathy and nonchalance I've been seeing in many peers regarding AGI. There seems to be massive cognitive dissonance (and it isn't straightforward to overcome) – how can we on the one hand talk about things like AIs becoming smarter than humans across all domains, and on the other just carry on with our everyday lives? I've been searching for ways to explain this kind of apathy, and for ways to convey how serious this is to people that don't think about it much (e.g. my parents). This is my first attempt at doing that, and I'd appreciate any and all thoughts.
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