I don’t really understand this exercise of predicting what I’ll be thinking in the future.
replyTo avoid shifting goalposts
replyThere are no goalposts. No one is trying to score points except you.
replyI think I'm coming across as confrontational, which is genuinely not my intention - sorry about that. Not trying to score points or anything, just encourage people to introspect a bit :)
replyI think your viewpoint is totally valid, and I'm not trying to argue against it.
Not confrontational, but proselytizing.
replyIs there truly nothing an AI system could do (no matter how outlandish it seems today) that would give you pause?
replyYes, just like that. What would it take for you to accept Our Lord into your heart?
replyThe bar is high, but there's probably some combination of events (combined with a high confidence in my own lucidity over an extended period of time) that would convince me.
reply> If we have a bioweapon close call, would you consider AI an existential risk at that point? If not, how close would we need to get?
replyThe thing is, this doesn't really mean anything.
What is a bioweapon close call? What is the process in which a bioweapon close call happens? An AI that hacks all cell phones to emitt anthrax?