[ExI] AI and Eliezer

[Keith Henson]

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 8:34 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> Keith, I don't expect that level of medicine to take place at all without advanced AI.

Of course.

> We see how slowly our therapeutic chemicals are discovered and utilized by the medical industry, being as it is driven by research by biological intelligence.
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> Regarding AI not evolving human traits,

So far, AI does not evolve, but it can certainly be given human
traits.  I mention that Suskulon had carefully selected human
psychological traits.

>  a legitimate concern among those who study the risks is the observation that the very first use of a newly-discovered technology is its utility in warfare.

Actually, sex is the first thing.

> We saw the catastrophic rollout of Google's Gemini, where the AI was infused with human values.

I have not been following this closely enough.

Keith

> I am one who thinks Eliezer might be right on the risks, but is proposing a solution which is impossible or illegal to implement.  That makes such proposals equivalent is no solution at all.
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