AI is Not Normal Technology (opens in new tab)

Last year, and published a now well-circulated essay, . The essay is popular, I think, primarily because people would like it to be true, myself included. It is a terrifying proposition to acknowledge how different AI may be from “normal” technology. However, acknowledge it we must –– the urgency of developing proper governance and technical progress on alignment cannot be overstated.I think the essay has significant flaws. This response walks through the most important ones in an effort to d...