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Soundwave on 06 March 2024
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Chrkeller said:
sc94597 said:

The reason why climate change is an x-risk has to do with the second-order geo-political effects. 

The consequences of hundreds of millions to billions of people being displaced (Indonesia alone has nearly 150 million+ who would be displaced) can't be understated. 

Many people in developed countries go bonkers right now with very low rates of immigration and refugees. What happens when a fifth of the world has to move and likely aims for these wealthy, resource-hoarding countries? Combine that with low native birth rates in these countries, and scarce fresh water access, and you have the conditions for potential nuclear wars. 

All of this is a reality we know is coming if we don't do anything new. 

Climate change is an x-risk. 

Not too mention supply chain decimation and economic collapse.  

Putting AI as the top risk in today's world is one of the silliest positions I've ever seen.

There is no supply chain period if AI automates most/all jobs. You understand that right? 

With what are you going to pay for anything with (assuming your currency is even worth what it's printed on at that point) with no job? How is your daughter going to make money? With what career? 

Treating this is an either/or situation is also again very much a sign of human weakness. We're not built to deal with multiple threats at once, again evolved monkeys can only deal with what's in front of them and generally only one thing at a time. And we can't even do that terribly well. 

That's not ideal at all for dealing with AI. It will develop while humanity is distracted by other things. 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 06 March 2024