[ExI] How Close is the AI Intelligence Explosion?

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On Sun, 23 Mar 2025, Keith Henson wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM efc--- via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 22 Mar 2025, Brent Allsop via extropy-chat wrote:
>>
>>> 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.

Haha, good point!

>> 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/

Thank you Keith!

Best regards,
Daniel


> Keith
>>
>>> 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:
>>>      >
>>>      > 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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