“A few extra weeks could be a large reduction of risk; longer pauses become awkward because risk may not fall fast enough”

The a16z Show · Nick Bostrom: How Should We Navigate Superintelligence?

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advocate for accelerating AI development (defensive accelerationism) to capture benefits for medicine and longevity before risks become too high

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