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Jun 3, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
These are definitely all very plausible reasons why people are sounding the alarm. And I think they are really crucial concerns and must be addressed. As one of the *few* AI people who believe we should *both* emphasize current and near term harms, *and* extinction risks, I.. 1/
.. completely understand this thread and the arguments made in it; I think they represent very real motivations (possibly conscious and deliberate, possibly subconscious/unintentional) of some of the people pushing AI xrisk, especially tech leaders such as @sama and co. 2/
Jun 2, 2023 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
After applying multiple ableist and sanist insults to me and claiming I'm harassing him by refusing to accept his disdain as a substantive argument, I've blocked the coiner of the term "AGI".
Screenshots in thread. Alt text where I can.
You decide.
Jun 2, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I don't think I realized it until this very moment, but hear me out: I hypothesize that "AGI" is rapidly becoming a dogwhistle. In one fell swoop, it communicates to tech bros what the field's priorities are, saying "you're among friends", while clearly telegraphing to.. 1/
... minoritized researchers that they are not welcome, that their concerns about ethics and harms are unimportant, and that creating a superhuman godlike entity is far more important than to safeguard real humans from real harms, here and now. 2/
Jun 1, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Which tweetstorm of the last 24 hours should I pin to my profile? (links in thread)
AI safety and ethics one:
Yesterday I heard a podcast with @KCDavisSays on ableism and the awesome guest (name escapes me atm) said: disabled people live in a world that wants them dead. It took some time to sink in. The more I think of it, the more I see how it applies.
@KCDavisSays As a financially well-off, white-passing, able-passing woman, I have been comparatively sheltered from this knowledge most of my life. Nevertheless, instinctively I knew this to be true since I was a child.
May 31, 2023 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
I did sign this statement on AI extinction risk. My thoughts below🧵
safe.ai/statement-on-a…
When I first received word of the statement from @DanHendrycks, its wording was different. I replied right away stating that I was not comfortable signing the statement as worded.
