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PlaylistsAI takeoff speedsAgainst GDP as a metric for AI timelines and takeoff speedsAgainst GDP as a metric for AI timelines and takeoff speeds
30 December 2020 · Daniel Kokotajlo (longtermrisk.org)
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AI takeoff speeds
Should we expect there to be a sharp discontinuity in AI capabilities once they reach human-level?
Or: Why AI Takeover Might Happen Before GDP Accelerates, and Other Thoughts On What Matters for Timelines and Takeoff Speeds I think world GDP (and economic growth more generally) is overrated as a metric for AI timelines and takeoff speeds. Here are some uses of GDP that I disagree with, or at least think should be accompanied by cautionary notes: Timelines: Ajeya Cotra thinks of transformative AI as “software which causes a tenfold acceleration in the rate of growth of the world economy (assuming that it is used everywhere that it would be economically profitable to use it).” I don’t mean to single her out in particular; this seems like the standard definition now. Takeoff Speeds: Paul Christiano argues for […]
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30 December 2020
