Re:Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off wit...
by munksbeer on Thursday November 05, 2026 @01:02AM
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> Both nuclear bombs and AI are not inevitable.
What does this actually mean? In what sense are people using this term. In the most strictly literal sense then sure, nothing is inevitable, because all paths are open.
But in the practical sense, I am quite happy to use the term inevitable for many technologies. I think if ASI is possible (and I think it is), then it is also inevitable. I would happily work towards developing ASI technology, because I believe it will be ultimately good for the world. But it sounds like a lot of people want to lock me up or even kill me if I did that.
What does this actually mean? In what sense are people using this term. In the most strictly literal sense then sure, nothing is inevitable, because all paths are open.
But in the practical sense, I am quite happy to use the term inevitable for many technologies. I think if ASI is possible (and I think it is), then it is also inevitable. I would happily work towards developing ASI technology, because I believe it will be ultimately good for the world. But it sounds like a lot of people want to lock me up or even kill me if I did that.