Scott Alexander is a blogger and writer known for public letters on AI and social issues. Recent coverage centers on his open-letter exchange with Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker about AI risk: Pinker argues extinction fears are overblown, favors sober safety engineering built on independent oversight, liability and human control, and declined a public debate, while Alexander puts extinction odds at 20% and pushes for deeper discussion of AI risks.
Scott Alexander's Open Letter to Steven Pinker on AIScott Alexander publicly responds to Steven Pinker's skepticism about AI risk. Pinker argues AI might not be so dangerous, while Alexander insists on deeper discussion of AI risks. The exchange occurs via open letters rather than face-to-face debate.
Pinker calls for sober AI safety engineeringHarvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues fears of AI-driven extinction are overblown and declined a public debate with blogger Scott Alexander, who puts extinction odds at 20%. Pinker advocates sober safety engineering built on independent oversight, liability, and human control.
AI 2027 scenario reportThe AI 2027 scenario, authored by several contributors, predicts vast impacts from superhuman AI over the next decade, presents two endings—"slowdown" and "race"—and aims to use concrete, quantitative assumptions to spur discussion and alternative scenarios.
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