r/singularitysuper intelligence51m agoenergy 111

democrats are what we need for ai

The AI labs have no solutions for AI job loss, nor for existential threats posed by super intelligence. They’ve asked for government regulations, but it was clear republicans had no intention to get involved. Democrats have so far been the only politicians treating the dangers of AI seriously i’m a hardcore AI optimist. It is the single technology that could usher in a utopia for humanity, but the path from our current reality to that utopia is murky. we could see power and wealth concentrated in the hands of tech elite, with job loss that makes the great depression look like a time of prosperity in comparison. Not to mention, AI could actually kill us all If we approach ai with actual forethought and planning, we could see an end to major diseases, poverty, and potentially save our climate through technological solutions The only compelling argument that the ai labs have made for not slowing down is to beat foreign countries like china to super intelligence. this is a potential concern, but the livelihoods of the american people should not be dismissed because of this. recklessly perusing super intelligence without a plan, is the same type of thinking that got us into a war with i

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