Anders Sandberg notes this framing downplays AI's disruptive potential
@davidmanheim I'm of course more optimistic. But it is interesting that claiming AI is normal technology usually means implicitly assuming it is not going to be very impactful on society.
Link: https://davidmanheim.substack.com/p/if-ai-is-normal-technology-history
Positive users voice optimism about AI outcomes while responding to warnings that OpenAI plans may repeat failures from past tech revolutions.
Link: https://davidmanheim.substack.com/p/if-ai-is-normal-technology-history
@anderssandberg Agreed - I'm not entirely convinced it goes badly for a long time. As I say near the end, the window could be brief, or I could be wrong for other reasons.
But it seems like almost all e/acc boosterism and most industry planning for the long term is effectively ASI denialism.
Anders Sandberg notes this framing downplays AI's disruptive potential
@davidmanheim I'm of course more optimistic. But it is interesting that claiming AI is normal technology usually means implicitly assuming it is not going to be very impactful on society.
Link: https://davidmanheim.substack.com/p/if-ai-is-normal-technology-history