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Possible takeaways from the coronavirus pandemic for slow AI takeoff

📅 2020
policy development
⚪ Common
#ai #ai takeoff #covid-19 #existential risk #world optimization

📖 Description

*(Cross-posted from [personal blog](https://vkrakovna.wordpress.com/2020/05/31/possible-takeaways-from-the-coronavirus-pandemic-for-slow-ai-takeoff/). Summarized in [Alignment Newsletter #104](https://mailchi.mp/ba4d1765368f/an-104-the-perils-of-inaccessible-information-and-what-we-can-learn-about-ai-alignment-from-covid). Thanks to Janos Kramar for his helpful feedback on this post.)*

📊 Game Impacts

Variable Change Condition
Research +5 Always
Vibey Doom +2 Always
Ethics Risk -5 Always

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"Adds to our knowledge base"
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"Discussed in AI safety community"
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