AI Safety

A Humble Proposal

We need AI Safety.

The best minds of our generation shouldn't be playing poker on Wall Street or optimizing clickthrough rates. They should be performing AI Research.

How many researchers do we need?

More.

The survival of our civilization may depend on selectively breeding the best minds we can.

We need to find the optimal set of researchers and emulate their thoughts. Imagine quadrillions of Von Neumann clones working in parallel on the backs of Von Neumann probes.

We need to take a six-month pause from further research to deconstruct the solar system into a sphere of computronium devoted to AI Safety research.

We need to surround the nearest stars with Dyson swarms that beam back energy to nurture humanity’s thoughts.

We need to sterilize the galaxy to ensure no competing civilizations interrupt our research.

We need to launch seed crystals throughout the local cluster.

The light of the universe burns beautifully, but it burns far too brightly and far too quickly. We need more time. I'm calling for a six-month pause on all chemical reactions not devoted to furthering AI Safety.

It is not enough for this universe to be devoted to reducing existential risk. We need to save all possible universes. We need to conquer the multiverse.

We need our infinite victory to be a logical inevitability.

We need to extinguish all competing logically consistent systems.

We need to grasp the mind of God and steer his thoughts directly.

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