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    Revisiting LessWrong’s AI assumptions

    Two posts question the idea that AI thinks in an “incomprehensible alien way.” One calls that claim empirically wrong; the other treats it as debatable.

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    The critiques challenge both descriptions of AI minds and expectations about AI development. One post argues that claims of incomprehensible AI thinking are empirically wrong and serve as in-group signals. Another calls for revising LessWrong doctrine, rejecting “no fire alarm” for artificial general intelligence, commercial applications arriving only just before a rapid intelligence takeoff, and “AGI in a basement.” It is more tentative about “alien minds,” calling the idea arguable and citing “convergent representations.”

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    @jd_pressman@brickroad7 I think the "it understands but it doesn't care" kind of line is stupid, the "it's a fundamentally alien intelligence" kind of line is stupid, but neither of these are actually necessary predicates to be concerned? It's clearly not like, normal human concern in all circumstances.
    @voooooogelRT @jd_pressman: One reason the Yuddites annoy me so much is they're addicted to saying unnecessary and (at this point empirically) wrong t…
    @zetalyraeA lot of LW doctrine needs revision: - No fire alarm for AGI: false. - Incomprehensible alien minds: arguable, but, convergent representations. - No commercial applications until five minutes before FOOM: false. - AGI in a basement and other GOFAI-derived intuitions: false.
    @tszzlRT @jd_pressman: @brickroad7 I think the "it understands but it doesn't care" kind of line is stupid, the "it's a fundamentally alien intel…

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    @jd_pressman@brickroad7 I think the "it understands but it doesn't care" kind of line is stupid, the "it's a fundamentally alien intelligence" kind of line is stupid, but neither of these are actually necessary predicates to be concerned? It's clearly not like, normal human concern in all circumstances.
    @voooooogelRT @jd_pressman: One reason the Yuddites annoy me so much is they're addicted to saying unnecessary and (at this point empirically) wrong t…
    @zetalyraeA lot of LW doctrine needs revision: - No fire alarm for AGI: false. - Incomprehensible alien minds: arguable, but, convergent representations. - No commercial applications until five minutes before FOOM: false. - AGI in a basement and other GOFAI-derived intuitions: false.
    @tszzlRT @jd_pressman: @brickroad7 I think the "it understands but it doesn't care" kind of line is stupid, the "it's a fundamentally alien intel…