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“A non-review of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’” by boazbarak
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I was hoping to write a full review of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" (IABIED Yudkowski and Soares) but realized I won't have time to do it. So here are my quick impressions/responses to IABIED. I am writing this rather quickly and it's not meant to cover all arguments in the book, nor to discuss all my views on AI alignment; see six thoughts on AI safety and Machines of Faithful Obedience for some of the latter.
First, I like that the book is very honest, both about the authors' fears and predictions, as well as their policy prescriptions. It is tempting to practice strategic deception, and even if you believe that AI will kill us all, avoid saying it and try to push other policy directions that directionally increase AI regulation under other pretenses. I appreciate that the authors are not doing that. As the authors say [...]
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September 28th, 2025
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https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CScshtFrSwwjWyP2m/a-non-review-of-if-anyone-builds-it-everyone-dies
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First, I like that the book is very honest, both about the authors' fears and predictions, as well as their policy prescriptions. It is tempting to practice strategic deception, and even if you believe that AI will kill us all, avoid saying it and try to push other policy directions that directionally increase AI regulation under other pretenses. I appreciate that the authors are not doing that. As the authors say [...]
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First published:
September 28th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CScshtFrSwwjWyP2m/a-non-review-of-if-anyone-builds-it-everyone-dies
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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