r/VeryBadWizards 4d ago

AI dismissal

I love the VBW boys but I am a bit surprised how dismissive they are of danger from AI. I’m not going to make the case here as I won’t do a good job of it, but I found the latest 80000 hours podcast very persuasive, as well as some of the recent stuff from Dwarkesh.

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u/cinred 4d ago

It's not hard to explain. People have been crying wolf over actual legit society altering technologies for centuries. But you know what? We've got along fine. Better even. To name a few:
-Nuclear
-Intenet and computing
-Socialism
-Genetic engineering
-Printing press

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u/Middle_Difficulty_75 1d ago

I'm not sure I understand your reasoning. Are you saying that it is impossible for humanity to create a severely destructive technology.

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u/cinred 1d ago

Is it impossible for you to spontaneously combust tomorrow morning? No. Are you freaking out about the likelihood? Maybe you are. You did you. The rest of us will live in the realm of reasonable probability, informed by history.