AI, orthogonality and the Müller-Cannon instrumental vs general intelligence distinction

09/14/2021

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by   Olle Haggstrom, et al.

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The by now standard argument put forth by Yudkowsky, Bostrom and others for why the possibility of a carelessly handled AI breakthrough poses an existential threat to humanity is shown through careful conceptual analysis to be very much alive and kicking, despite the suggestion in a recent paper by Müller and Cannon that the argument contains a flaw.