At the exact same time we're seeing an actual, real-life, non-theoretical explosion in AI capabilities, I've become much less worried about the prospect of a silicon god converting the universe into paperclips. My p(doom), as the kids say, has dropped off a cliff. The idea behind this post is to lay out these underrated arguments in one convenient place, and document exactly why I changed my mind.| Deep Dish
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Pound-for-pound The Beginning of Infinity has to be the densest collection of batshit-crazy ideas I've ever come across. Never mind the bit about how there are trillions of copies of you constantly branching throughout the multiverse. Deutsch also claims there is nothing in principle stopping us from colonising the stars, transmuting matter like the alchemists of old, bringing an end to death, reversing global warming, and solving any other problem that arises. But that's not ambitious enough...| Deep Dish
