The moon belongs to everyone. The best things in life are free. The stars belong to everyone. We've got language models now solving college-level math problems in seconds. Even if they develop enough intelligence that does not have volition or consciousness, that bad actor humans can deploy could be a nuclear weapon times 10,. I think there could be tremendous risks coming from misuse of AI systems.
If the human race lasts as long as a typical mammalian species and our population continues at its current size, then there are 80 trillion people yet to come. Oxford philosophy professor William MacAskill says it's up to us to protect them.
In his bold new book, "What We Owe the Future," MacAskill makes a case for longtermism. He believes that how long we survive as a species may depend on the actions we take now.
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