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Sorry, while I am generally supportive of the expansion of AI, I don’t find your argument particularly persuasive. First you name some “doomer” concerns such as biased financial algorithms, then you fail to address them other than mentioning as an aside that some of this is already occurring, albeit at a slower rate. Then, in attempting to assuage concerns regarding the alignment problem, you note that machines malfunction. While that is manifestly true, it does not follow that we need not worry about the alignment problem. Humans “break” as well (they fall ill, become disabled, die). But that does not mean that we needn’t fear terrorist organizations, North Korean nuclear enrichment, or climate science deniers. All of these have potentially catastrophic ramifications for humanity — even though humans “break”; Mutatis mutandisAI and machines. I could go on but I think you catch my drift.

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