Paths Untaken
<p>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 decis...
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| description | <p>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.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-530335dc34e745e496bd028edd6374c42022-12-22T02:33:45ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442022-08-012366-7044Paths UntakenMatthijs Maas<p>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.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/paths-untaken/Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology, Future Generations, Longtermism |
| spellingShingle | Matthijs Maas Paths Untaken Verfassungsblog Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology, Future Generations, Longtermism |
| title | Paths Untaken |
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| title_short | Paths Untaken |
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| topic | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology, Future Generations, Longtermism |
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