I thought I’d put a few words together this month, as the AI discussion has quickly become very grim and very confused in equal measure. The last post may have been a little flippant (although it had a serious core). This isn’t really – although the language may suggest so in places.

For TL:DR, it’s this:

1. Yes, there’s a significant possibility that AI could be catastrophic for us.
2. Much of this was foreseen many years ago.
3. Strange that we couldn’t do anything about it?
4. There’s still a chance of avoiding the disaster.
5. We probably won’t take it.

As such, there’s an obvious parallel with the environment, to which all the above apply equally.