On: Statement on AI Risk

[sebzim4500]

Who in that list are the 'usual existential risk suspects'?

[randomdata → sebzim4500]

Doomsday prepper Sam Altman[1], for one.

[1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/sam-altmans-ma...

[sebzim4500 → randomdata]

I think in order to use the plural form you really need to have two examples.

Sam Altman is of course the least convincing signatory (except for the random physicist who does not seem to have any connection to AI).

[randomdata → sebzim4500]

> I think in order to use the plural form you really need to have two examples.

Perhaps, but I don't see the value proposition in relaying another. Altman was fun to point out. I see no remaining enjoyment.

> Sam Altman is of course the least convincing signatory

Less convincing than Grimes?

[sebzim4500 → randomdata]

On second inspection of the list yeah there are loads of people less convincing than Sam

[EamonnMR → randomdata]

Grimes would still have a job if AI got regulated though.

[oldgradstudent → sebzim4500]

> I think in order to use the plural form you really need to have two examples.

Eliezer Yudkowsky.

At least they had the decency to put him under "Other Notable Figures", rather than under "AI Scientists".