William Kiely What do you mean by "intrinsicly value"? I believe in...
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William Kiely What do you mean by "intrinsicly value"? I believe in the "subjective theory of value": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjective_theory_of_value And yes, as I explained, I value present lives much more than future lives. I think vastly increased lifespans will have a number of positive effects. For example, I think people will care more about the distant future since they personally will likely live long enough to see it. So, instead of dumping toxic waste that will seep into the aquifer 100 years from now, they'll refrain as they expect that they will live long enough to want to drink the water. " expected value of the future that comes with an increased risk of near-term existential catastrophe." It's not at all clear to me that the safetyists reduce AI risk with their regulatory schemes. Are you familiar with the field of public choice economics? I'm more worried about people dying from aging because 115,000 people die from aging every day. There's also much evidence that many regulatory schemes have caused far more deaths than they've prevented. The deaths from future AI's are, as yet, science fiction.