I think the second half of the section "The promise of dystopia" is the most likely. Infrastructure for AI will collapse before it can materialize civilization-transforming attributes. Localized AI wouldn't have enough input to do what even the current generation is doing. Could be helpful in planning as you said, but that assumes power generation remains steady enough to do so, and I have a hard time imagining us generating enough excess power above and beyond whatever is needed just for survival.
I think the second half of the section "The promise of dystopia" is the most likely. Infrastructure for AI will collapse before it can materialize civilization-transforming attributes. Localized AI wouldn't have enough input to do what even the current generation is doing. Could be helpful in planning as you said, but that assumes power generation remains steady enough to do so, and I have a hard time imagining us generating enough excess power above and beyond whatever is needed just for survival.
This is the first of your work that I read, and you appear to be taking on some huge topics here. Restacked this and subscribed , thank you.
Thank you!
You deserve more comments, A.M.
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On related matters, The Political Economy of Genocide . . .
https://les7eb.substack.com/p/genocide-and-economics
Overpopulation dealt with - the three land based vertebrates in increasingly unsustainable numbers, among other matters of consequence.
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I just published an essay highly related to this called Artificial Intelligence and Living Wisdom: https://tmfow.substack.com/p/artificial-intelligence-and-living
Let me know if you find it relevant!