Bryan Johnson argues the 20th century's violence shows we're unprepared for powerful AI. Nation-states and corporations will race to deploy it recklessly, he warns, unless we build a response rooted in non-violence and careful planning.
There's centuries of data, billions of people who have lived up until this point. And our history is littered with violence and destruction. That's no different than how it is today, the 20th century being the most violent century in the history of humans existence. I just don't see the thinking in the world in any encouraging way that suggests to me that we're somehow going to bring online this incredibly powerful form of intelligence. Nation states are going to compete with each other, companies are going to compete with each other, individuals are going to try to arbitrage the situation. I think we need a proportional response in our thinking and planning to the situation.
