We desperately need to stop dichotomizing. AI poses serious risks BOTH short-term AND long-term.
You don't need to think superintelligence is remotely imminent to be deeply worried.
How Geoff Hinton, Elon Musk and I wound up sharing some concerns.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/ai-risk-agi-risk?sd=pf
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