You misunderstand reversibility and is best thought of in terms of thermodynamics. If you remove a component from paint you have not reversed the environmental impact of legacy paint. Cancer is not reversible either. It can be defeated, excised, chemically attacked or irradiated, but you can't un-grow it. The measure of irreversibility i…
You misunderstand reversibility and is best thought of in terms of thermodynamics. If you remove a component from paint you have not reversed the environmental impact of legacy paint. Cancer is not reversible either. It can be defeated, excised, chemically attacked or irradiated, but you can't un-grow it. The measure of irreversibility is time; without those irreversible state changes there would be no arrow of time and everything would be in stasis - in fact there would not be an 'everything'.
Yet it does not mean that this particular artifact of harm cannot be removed, even if it has had impacts, if there is sufficient will.
Right now, we see widespread dislike of the idea of AGI and serious concern; the ratio of AGI opposed to AI researcher is likely 1000 to 1. This is still a point where we can hit the brakes.
The "Asia" argument is irrevelant since China has already arbitrarily slowed down, if only to preserve their own government. If the US and China coordinate, I think several observers have mentioned that this will stop human extinction for decades, perhaps enough for our children to yet live out a life with meaning.
You misunderstand reversibility and is best thought of in terms of thermodynamics. If you remove a component from paint you have not reversed the environmental impact of legacy paint. Cancer is not reversible either. It can be defeated, excised, chemically attacked or irradiated, but you can't un-grow it. The measure of irreversibility is time; without those irreversible state changes there would be no arrow of time and everything would be in stasis - in fact there would not be an 'everything'.
Yet it does not mean that this particular artifact of harm cannot be removed, even if it has had impacts, if there is sufficient will.
Right now, we see widespread dislike of the idea of AGI and serious concern; the ratio of AGI opposed to AI researcher is likely 1000 to 1. This is still a point where we can hit the brakes.
The "Asia" argument is irrevelant since China has already arbitrarily slowed down, if only to preserve their own government. If the US and China coordinate, I think several observers have mentioned that this will stop human extinction for decades, perhaps enough for our children to yet live out a life with meaning.
I sort of agree. We have to try at any rate.
Here is to hope for a world that yet has life and meaning!