[ExI] How Close is the AI Intelligence Explosion?

[Keith Henson]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM efc--- via extropy-chat
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> On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, Brent Allsop via extropy-chat wrote:
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> > Yes, exactly.  limited, irrational and stupid human behavior is the problem, not ever more intelligent AIs.
>
> So maybe AI:s will be a blessing then? I find it very depressing that the
> only thing that is discussed seems to be how negative it would be, that
> the AI are inherently evil and want to destroy all humans.

So far the AIs have failed the Turing Test by being nicer than humans.

> Maybe super intelligent AI:s will take care of humans, and not see the
> point in our battles and wars, and help us to stop them once and for all?
>
That should not be hard.  We have been selected for war when the
alternative is worse.  But if the future looks good, we have been
selected for peace as well.  Paper on this topic here:

https://arelzedblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/01/berserk/

Keith
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> > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM Keith Henson via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> >       On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM BillK via extropy-chat
> >       <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> >       > This article from the Future of Life Institute suggests that the
> >       > intelligence explosion could be only a few years away.
> >       > BillK
> >
> >       snip
> >
> >       > . We should be acting on the assumption that
> >       > very powerful AI could emerge soon.
> >
> >       Acting how?
> >
> >       I have followed this subject for 20 years and have never seen a
> >       workable proposal.
> >
> >       My unworkable proposal is to modify human nature because AIs are not
> >       the problem, humans are.
> >
> >       Keith
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