> Why do people automatically associate intellectual capability with evil?.
No intellectual capability, but non-human, inherently amoral intellectual capability that has already been proven act in hard-to-predict, illegal, and unethical ways. I think that's a very rational thing to be afraid of.
Why the assumption that non-human is worse than human? After all of the murder/genocide and such. Humans have a terrible track record when it comes to morality. If you put cows in charge of morality we would probably be better off.
On the decision making level humans act morally only after all other options were exhausted.
I don't think many associate intellectual capability with evil. What many do, however, is associate serious risk with living alongside vastly more intelligent entities. Especially if those entities are not aligned with us.
> associate serious risk with living alongside vastly more intelligent entities. Especially if those entities are not aligned with us.
Those are the exact reasons that caused Americans to choose the dumbest person available to lead them. They feared having smart leaders because they might have been misaligned.
Bold to claim "anti-intellectualism" when the existential risk arguments are abundant all over the internet and from AGI researchers everywhere for you to fix your misunderstanding. Intellectual capability is orthogonal to the entity's goals. If the extreme intelligence does not have the same goals, it will easily be able to pursue things that don't have our best interests in mind.
scotty79 · · focus · HN ↗
Why do people automatically associate intellectual capability with evil?
Does American anti-intellectualism explain the difference in perception of AI by Americans and Chinese?
hackyhacky · · focus · HN ↗
No intellectual capability, but non-human, inherently amoral intellectual capability that has already been proven act in hard-to-predict, illegal, and unethical ways. I think that's a very rational thing to be afraid of.
scotty79 · · focus · HN ↗
On the decision making level humans act morally only after all other options were exhausted.
sicher · · focus · HN ↗
scotty79 · · focus · HN ↗
Those are the exact reasons that caused Americans to choose the dumbest person available to lead them. They feared having smart leaders because they might have been misaligned.
reducesuffering · · focus · HN ↗
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