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I don't understand the question. Yudkowsky's book is on my reading list, but judging by the title, I assumed it to be more on the side of restricting AI research, which best aligns with what I think (but suspiciously you refuse to clarify) your stance is.
When I said "the experts" I meant all the people working on AI at these frontier AI companies. You know, the experts?
I disagree with Yudkowsky in pretty much every way possible, and don't know how you could conclude I agree with him if you saw anything else I posted in this thread. He's like you, he believes AI is inevitable and wants it to be good too.
Interesting how you conflate "expert" with "employee" when determining who you trust. Do you see any conflict of interest here?
And I asked you earlier about why these "experts" never sound the alarm about the environmental or mental harms of AI. I wonder why that is... Do you think it hurts their bottom line?
I answered your non sequitur as a show of good faith. Your turn: what precisely is the stance you're arguing here?
@joe seems pretty clear to me.
-"AI" isn't inevitable
-people who claim otherwise are mostly doing marketing for products in which they're invested
-experts on "AI" should include more than those employed by the companies trying to make a profit off it
Yudkowsky was not a non sequitur; you were asked which experts you consult, you then refused to name any, so your interlocutor tried speculating about who might qualify for you.
Hope this helps, Joe!
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