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Yudkowsky Contra Christiano on AI Takeoff Speeds

AI Safety Fundamentals: Alignment

CHAPTER

AI Advancements: Gradual vs Sudden Progress

This chapter explores the debate surrounding the pace of AI advancements, comparing gradualist metrics like Pen Tree Bank Perplexity with sudden transformative effects like inventing super weapons. It delves into contrasting views on how AI progress will impact jobs, economic output, and technological advancements, featuring a lively discussion between proponents of gradual development and skeptics of immediate transformative effects.

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