A Pascal's Wager for AI Doomers

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Cory Doctorow critiques AI doomers, arguing that AI is not truly intelligent and that current fears distract from existing corporate-controlled technologies that already pose risks.
He highlights concerns about limited liability corporations as existing artificial lifeforms that threaten societal stability, emphasizing the need for international digital public goods to counter them.
The article contrasts his views with AI researcher Yoshua Bengio's focus on future superhuman AI risks, framing the debate as a modern Pascal's Wager with uncertainties about when to stop investing in AI.
Doctorow proposes a side-bet: addressing current corporate threats through public digital infrastructure could also mitigate potential future AI risks, fostering collaboration on shared goals.

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