David Deutsch, a renowned figure, has expressed his views on the concept of 'P(Doom)' related to artificial general intelligence (AGI). He argues that asking individuals about their subjective probability for AI Doom is futile and non-rigorous, likening it to a doomer cult ritual. Deutsch emphasizes that AGIs will be considered people, and compelling them to perform massive computations would amount to slavery. His perspective has been widely discussed and supported by others, including Steven Pinker.
David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) – AGI, P(Doom... https://t.co/7JjZaSyxMg via @YouTube
Refreshing clip where David Deutsch comments on the absurdity of asking about someone’s “p(doom)” (a doomer cult ritual, and the modern equivalent of Pascal’s Wager) https://t.co/desmU74vIJ
My conversation with one of my intellectual inspirations, David Deutsch. https://t.co/iRF96R4aKE
David Deutsch articulates why it’s a futile and non rigorous exercise to engage with Bayesian doomers https://t.co/2iG5PomTsx
Based and correct take from David here on the absurdity of the p(doom) question. https://t.co/PkCcXldzL2
David Deutsch (@DavidDeutschOxf) on the poverty of 'P(Doom)': "If you ask somebody, 'What's your subjective probability for AI Doom?', well, if they say anything other than zero or one, then your interlocutor has already won the argument. Because even if you said 'one in a… https://t.co/WlC0NRfzI7
David Deutsch: AGIs will be people and asking them to do huge computations will be slavery https://t.co/AQ32feLM2I