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How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years — LessWrong

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I’m not a natural “doomsayer.” But unfortunately, part of my job as an AI safety researcher is to think about the more troubling scenarios. I’m like a mechanic scrambling last-minute checks before Apollo 13 takes off. If you ask for my take on the situation, I won’t comment on the quality of the in-flight entertainment, or describe how beautiful the stars will appear from space. I will tell you what could go wrong. That is what I intend to do in this story. Now I should clarify what this is exactly. It's not a prediction. I don’t expect AI progress to be this fast or as untamable as I portray. It’s not pure fantasy either. It is my worst nightmare. It’s a sampling from the futures that are among the most devastating, and I believe, disturbingly plausible [1] – the ones that most keep me up at night. I’m telling this tale because the future is not set yet. I hope, with a bit of foresight, we can keep this story a fictional one. Thanks to Daniel Kokotajlo, Thomas Larsen, and Ryan Greenbl

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