Nick Bostrom says there is a "moral urgency" to developing AI as fast as possible because 150,000 people die every day and many others suffer horrible experiences and ailments, and AI could solve all these problems

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talk about vibe shift

I have a lot of respect for people who can update their beliefs as things change

If you don’t agree with him, think about your aging parents, your loved ones.

Sigh, let me translate from “aspie enough put the n word in writing because it wasn’t racist”. He’s not saying it’s positive expected value to build AI faster under current conditions. He’s just saying there’s a positive component. Unfortunately the distinction is too subtle.

fair point

I was just thinking about this earlier! Med companies don't focus on rare diseases because not enough "customers". I hope AI solves this with inexpensive research.

This is not a correct summary of the clip you posted, he said “it’s a balance” between not rushing too much and not delaying too much (NOT develop as fast as possible)