A new fad among scientists & technologists: Conceiving of new hypothetical "existential risks" (as opposed to real risks like climate change). Enlightenment Now has a chap. on existential risks with a different view. A glimpse in this new Science article.http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/could-science-destroy-world-these-scholars-want-save-us-modern-day-frankenstein …
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To be clear: climate change is not an existential risk. It is a global catastrophic risk. We don't all die due to climate change. Focus on the AGI alignment problem is an attempt to ensure survival of our future light cone. Climate change is also serious, but let's be specific.
Absolutely. Global warming won't extinguish all human life. AGI could wipe out our entire cosmic endowment - which this article failed to emphasize. The stakes are quadrillions of potential sentient lives in the future -- not just the 8 billion humans now.
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