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This document is page 74 of a larger work (essay or book) titled 'Calibrating the AI-Risk Message.' It discusses the existential risks of Artificial Intelligence, arguing that superintelligent AI poses an 'environmental risk' to biological life rather than just social or economic risks. The text references Norbert Wiener, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Douglas Adams, and Eric Drexler. The document bears the Bates number HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016877, indicating it was part of a document production for a House Oversight Committee investigation, likely related to Jeffrey Epstein's known associations with scientists and transhumanists.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Wiener | Scientist / Author (referenced) |
Referenced regarding his warnings about social risks of machine-generated decisions (Likely Norbert Wiener).
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| Yudkowsky | AI Researcher / Author (referenced) |
Quoted regarding the scale of impact of machine superintelligence (Likely Eliezer Yudkowsky).
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| Douglas Adams | Author (referenced) |
Quoted for his 'Parable of the Sentient Puddle'.
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| Eric Drexler | Inventor of Nanotechnology |
Mentioned as recently popularizing a concept (sentence cut off).
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Author quotes Yudkowsky's blog post.
Key Quotes (3)
"[A]sking about the effect of machine superintelligence on the conventional human labor market is like asking how US–Chinese trade patterns would be affected by the Moon crashing into the Earth."Source
— Yudkowsky
(Quoted in a blog post regarding the parochial nature of current AI debates.)
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"the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise."Source
— Douglas Adams
(From the Parable of the Sentient Puddle.)
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"In my view, the central point of the AI risk is that superintelligent AI is an environmental risk."Source
— Author
(The thesis statement of the page.)
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