Ferguson jokes Leopold Aschenbrenner and Jason Arday's appearance strengthens case we're in simulation written by Tom Wolfe
“The appearance in the timeline of characters like Leopold Aschenbrenner and Jason Arday only strengthens the case that we are living in a simulation, and Tom Wolfe wrote the software.”
Ferguson argues AI won't make everything abundant and doubts Scottish nationalist-socialist-anti-Zionist Banks is right prophet for AI future
“"If the AI future had a prophet, I’d bet against his being a Scottish nationalist-socialist-anti-Zionist. ... You can use the word abundance as abundantly as you like. But not everything can be made abundant by AI plus bots."”
Ferguson disputes Musk's recommendation of Iain M Banks's Culture series as guide to AI future
“When @elonmusk gave Iain M. Banks's "The Culture" series a shout-out in his interview with @TheEconomist, I had to intervene. Because Banks is not the right sci-fi writer if you want to understand our AI future.”
Ferguson argues that both optimists and pessimists agree AI will fundamentally transform the world.
“As the great Artificial Intelligence Mania hurtles forward toward its denouement, techno-optimists and AI-doomsters agree that it will have world-altering consequences.”
Ferguson argues that AI will produce messy unintended consequences rather than effortless abundance.
“We should expect less a world of effortless abundance and more the messy, unintended consequences imagined by science fiction’s darker prophets, writes Niall Ferguson.”
Ferguson claims science fiction is essential reading for understanding AI's potential impacts.
“I’ve written elsewhere that you cannot hope to understand the potential impacts of AI if you don’t read science fiction.”
“When science-fiction becomes science-fact: "The people building frontier models know they are playing with something more dangerous than fire. The politicians are beginning to understand that too. The public is growing more hostile every day to AI in general and data centers in”
“@elonmusk “Honestly and if you ask me on any given day,” @elonmusk told Minton Beddoes, “in fact, even intraday, I’ve gone from exhilaration to terror regarding AI.” Doesn't that imply you're also wrong at least some of the time?”
Ferguson recommends his Free Press piece arguing Neal Stephenson not Iain M Banks explains AI's future
“My latest for @TheFP on why you should read @nealstephenson not Iain M. Banks to understand how AI will change the world (not the galaxy). https://t.co/8XHM8K4LQP”
Ferguson argues AI will bring messy unintended consequences rather than seamless abundance.
“We should expect less a world of effortless abundance and more the messy, unintended consequences imagined by science fiction’s darker prophets, writes Niall Ferguson. https://t.co/oZ3Cxt7Va6”
Ferguson argues AI will produce messy unintended consequences rather than effortless abundance, echoing darker science fiction predictions.
“We should expect less a world of effortless abundance and more the messy, unintended consequences imagined by science fiction’s darker prophets, writes Niall Ferguson. https://t.co/oZ3Cxt7Va6”
Ferguson calls AI safety the biggest oxymoron in the world, replying to his own post about OpenAI's Hugging Face incident
“"AI safety" may be the biggest oxymoron in the world.”
Ferguson dismisses AI utopia visions, predicting messy unintended consequences following Neal Stephenson's realism.
“Forget about an AI utopia of effortless abundance. Get ready for the messy, unintended consequences foreseen by science fiction’s arch-realist, @nealstephenson. https://t.co/mq6nHq8sa6”
Ferguson observes that both AI optimists and pessimists agree artificial intelligence will fundamentally transform the world.
“As the great Artificial Intelligence Mania hurtles forward toward its denouement, techno-optimists and AI-doomsters agree that it will have world-altering consequences.”
Elon Musk predicts artificial intelligence will surpass total human intelligence within approximately five years.
““AI may exceed the sum of human intelligence. . .in around five years,” Musk said, in a startling cascade of predictions.”
Ferguson argues that understanding AI's potential impact requires reading science fiction.
“I’ve written elsewhere that you cannot hope to understand the potential impacts of AI if you don’t read science fiction.”