Paths Untaken - The History, Epistemology and Strategy of Technological Restraint, and lessons for AI
Maas, Matthijs
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2022
Verfassungsblog
2022-08-09
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If the development of certain technologies, such as advanced, unaligned AI, would be as dangerous as some have suggested, a long-termist legal perspective might advocate a strategy of technological delay—or even restraint—to avoid a default outcome of catastrophe. To many, restraint–a decision to withhold indefinitely from the development, or at least deployment, of the technology–might look implausible. However, history offers a surprising array of cases where strategically promising technologies were delayed, abandoned, or left unbuilt, even though many at the time perceived their development as inevitable.
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Maas, Matthijs
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Technology
Future Generations
Longtermism
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https://verfassungsblog.de/paths-untaken/
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