Mark Beall in the American Mind: “A Conservative Approach to AGI”
At the heart of the concern that AI could cause catastrophe lies the alignment problem: ensuring superintelligent systems pursue beneficial goals. To the conservative mind, this represents original sin in silicon. Just as humanity inherited a nature prone to rebellion against the divine order, our artificial progeny could well inherit our flawed intentions, pursuing goals with superhuman capability but without moral restraint.
Rep. Chris Stewart and AIPN’s Mark Beall in the New York Post: “We need guardrails for artificial superintelligence NOW — before it’s too late”
America’s “AI race with China” is a headline we see more and more. But we’re actually in two high-stakes races with China in artificial intelligence.
