1.1 The Problem

What am I trying to solve?

The first step in the Generating Process is to state clearly what the actual problem is. Detail is for later steps, so I will keep this short.

It is plausible that artificial intelligence will exceed that of humans across all important domains in the near future. In such an environment, it will be extremely challenging to achieve positive outcomes for humans, where we retain any agency or assurance of safety. While a not insignificant number of people have been working on this problem, and some progress has been made, it remains unclear what success even looks like, let alone how to get there.

My goal is to (1) try and understand these issues and (2) figure out what practical action I personally can take to help.

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