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TGGP's avatar

> and seek new better to choose

"New better" what?

Robin Hanson's avatar

fixed; thanks

Thucydides's avatar

Some might see the rise of populist movements in the US and Europe as an attempt to move toward better government.

Robin Hanson's avatar

That seems like a change in which master and task alliances win, not in how well they are held accountable.

Swami's avatar

Hence the need for our AI overlords. Complex organizations need a central processing unit for some range of tasks, coordination and conflict management.

Artificial super intelligence isn’t just a potential threat, it is also a potential savior.

Robin Hanson's avatar

How do you figure that AI masters won't act like human masters?

Swami's avatar

Being incomparably smarter, they may not be benevolent, but they will be much more capable of solving coordination problems if that is a goal.

I’m not preaching irrational optimism, just saying that AI is both a potential problem and potential solution.

Robin Hanson's avatar

Masters coordinating more seems to make it harder to hold them accountable.

Swami's avatar

The cells in our finger nails shouldn’t expect to hold our brains accountable. The animals in the San Diego Safari Park don’t hold the organization that runs it accountable.