The development of AI that is more broadly capable than humans will create a new and serious threat: *AI-enabled coups*. An AI-enabled coup could be staged by a very small group, or just a single person, and could occur even in established democracies. Sufficiently advanced AI will introduce three novel dynamics that significantly increase coup risk. Firstly, military and government leaders could fully replace human personnel with AI systems that are *singularly loyal* to them, eliminating th...| Forethought
Most new technologies don’t accelerate the pace of economic growth. But advanced AI might do this by massively increasing the research effort going into developing new technologies.| Planned Obsolescence
Why having a human-in-the-loop doesn't solve everything| adamjones.me
AI could bring significant rewards to its creators. However, the average person seems to have wildly inaccurate intuitions about the scale of these rewards. By exploring some conservative estimates of the potential rewards AI companies could expect to see from the automation of human labour, this article tries to convey a grounded sense of ‘woah, this could […]| BlueDot Impact
Machine Alignment Monday 6/19/23| www.astralcodexten.com
If you thought we might be able to cure cancer in 2200, then I think you ought to expect there’s a good chance we can do it within years of the advent of AI systems that can do the research work humans can do.| Planned Obsolescence