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Artificial Intelligence and The End of Everything -- The Skynet Debate

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Last night I had the opportunity to attend a debate on the future of AI at ETH university here in Zurich, Switzerland. It was a fascinating discussion between Robin Hanson, author of The Age of Em and Max Daniel of the Foundational Research Institute but I think they, like most technologists missed an important variable, humanity. The biggest difference between the two guests centered on the likelihood of Artificial General Intelligence and ability to control AI in the future -- Max arguing for thoughtful control and Robin having little fear of a Skynet scenario. This is a point that has been discussed extensively and yet in my opinion warrants additional discussion. What happens in a winner take all scenario? We move fast and break things.