2023
Or, Why I am Not a Doomer
Dear readers,
Please accept my apologies for the few-week interruption to my publication schedule. The truth is that I needed to take a pause from writing given both the stresses of the past month and the extreme constraints that now exist on my time. I hope to get back to as close to a weekly article cadence as I can, but for the coming months I anticipate a routine...
The article presents a cautionary view on the potential risks of advanced AI, arguing that limits should be placed on its capabilities to prevent it from getting out of control or causing harm to humanity. The author suggests that while AI may be able to automate many economically relevant tasks, there are certain limitations to its capabilities that will prevent it from taking over the world or causing widespread unemployment. However, the article does not fully consider the potential for rapid...
