We’re not ready for the e/Acc × Longevity preference cascade
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Anti-aging sentiment might go rapidly mainstream, in the same way AI Safety just did.Recently, the AI safety community has been enjoying a massive preference cascade that has rapidly moved AI x-risk concerns into mainstream political discourseWhy did this…
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Anti-aging sentiment might go rapidly mainstream, in the same way AI Safety just did.Recently, the AI safety community has been enjoying a massive preference cascade that has rapidly moved AI x-risk concerns into mainstream political discourseWhy did this happen? The basic idea seems like it should have been obvious for a long time: “IF we create self-improving machines that rapidly become much smarter than humans, THEN that seems like that story might not end well for the humans, so we should b
By Jackson Wagner