What does it mean to harm an AI if you don't know if it is conscious?
@plinz
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Google’s Philosophical Problem with AI Simulation
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Google has saddled itself with a "simulated water does not make you wet" philosopher
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AI reduces existential doom probability significantly
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I think p(doom) without AI is 1, with AI a lot less
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Technology distribution and malicious actor advantage risks
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If the technology falls into everybody's hands, will it give an advantage to the small minority of bad actors?
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Intellectual Honesty Over Debate Club Tactics in AI Discussion
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When you are tempted to make a claim, ask yourself whether the opposite might be true as well. Instead, Girard is treating this like a debate club, where the goal is to win over the audience
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Epistemology and Responsibility for Influential Writers
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Spiritual visions are great, but you still need epistemology when you make claims. As an impressive writer, you have responsibility for the integrity of the worldview of your audience
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Meme Virality: Attribution Limits Universal Appeal Spread
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Attribution is limiting to the universal appeal and thus spread of viruses. Memes that look like they are expressing the weltgeist's moment rather than the thought of a particular individual are more likely to proliferate
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Panpsychism in AI: A Humorous Take on Consciousness
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If you think you may have panpsychism:
– don't panic, 80 percent of cases are mild and get better by themselves
– self quarantine and try not to infect anyone
– avoid consciousness conferences
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Intelligence as Out-of-Distribution Problem Solving
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Intelligence is problem solving out of distribution