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Scott Aaronson: Against AI Doomerism

The Gradient: Perspectives on AI

CHAPTER

The Dangers of Language Models

"Some people think it's inevitable that it's going to get there. Other people don't think so," he says. "I'm skeptical of the scenario where everything seems fine and then instantly we all drop dead, right? And I think before it is at taking over the world, it would first be mediocre at things."

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