Andrea Owe - Existential Risk from the Wild

Introducing reflections on the Metacrisis. #metacrisis #existentialrisk #existentialriskfromthewild #environment #nature #ai #climatechange #fornature

We evolved to live in small tribes and now live outside of our natural habitat, in an advanced civilization. One effect of this mismatch is that there are a bunch of things that feel dangerous to us that aren't actually dangerous, leading us to be way too risk averse. Like: - Asking someone out on a date - Trying something new even though you'll suck at it at first - Quitting your job to start a company or try a career in the arts - Putting your real voice out there on controversial topics For primates living in a small tribe, rejection, embarrassment, failure, and criticism posed actual material dangers. These things are not dangerous today, but our software hasn't been updated. So we miss out on living our best life, hiding in the 1-4 zone of the danger scale. In a world of overly risk averse people, the epiphany that the 4-7 zone is actually a safe place to play is a superpower.

#metacrisis #existentialrisk #existentialriskfromthewild #environment #nature #ai #climatechange #fornature

#metacrisis #existentialrisk #existentialriskfromthewild #environment #nature #ai #climatechange #fornature

#metacrisis #existentialrisk #existentialriskfromthewild #environment #nature #ai #climatechange #fornature

#metacrisis #existentialrisk #existentialriskfromthewild #environment #nature #ai #climatechange #fornature

1/5 Morgenbladet har laget sak om oss ifm. senterets oppstart, med refleksjoner fra styreleder @EirikMofoss og fagrådsmedlemmene @danbanik og @SteinarHolden: morgenbladet.no/aktuelt/2023/0… .

'Just don't build AGI' tshirts doing the rounds at NeurIPS? Love it.

GCR/X-risk community: Please spend a moment to take this important survey for a project by @CSERSJ @CSERCambridge to understand and improve #diversity and #inclusion in the field: cser.ac.uk/news/new-surve… Please share! #GCR #Xrisk #effectivealtruism

It cannot and should not come as a surprise to anyone that there are no ethical billionaires, nor that the world's richest cannot be the world's most altruistic. I hope this makes for some serious self scrutiny of our community and its associations. #effectivealtruism #FTX #SBF

Roadblock in Tanzania.. twitter.com/buitengebieden…

Humans have wiped out almost 70% of animal populations in half a century. We need to do better. Protect life in all its diversity.

Announcing the NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program! @NYU_ASI will soon be launching a new program that examines what wild animals are like, how humans and wild animals interact, and how humans can improve our interactions with wild animals at scale. 🧵👇 nyu.edu/about/news-pub…

The Tripitaka Koreana - carved on 81258 woodblocks in the 13th century - is the most successful large data transfer over time yet achieved by humankind. 52 million characters of information, transmitted over nearly 8 centuries with zero data loss - an unequalled achievement. 1/

@MikeVolc Congrats!! 😍

A very happy Dad of 2 now!

Dear colleagues! I'll be leaving GCRI by the end of 22. I'd appreciate any help in finding a new meaningful position within #GCR/#Xrisk/#AnimalWelfare/#EffectiveAltruism/#Longtermism. CV here: andreaowe.com/about-cv Dream org: @RethinkPriors. Hope to remain a colleague!💚

The Responsible Tech Guide by @AllTechIsHuman is an extensive resource for anyone interested in making sure technology is a good thing for the world. Happy to be part of it! Download here: alltechishuman.org/responsible-te… #AI #AIEthics #ForNature #ResponsibleTech #Technology #GCR

The "distraction argument" comes full circle. "The dominant turn to #AI principles is not just fruitless but a dangerous distraction." - "The Uselessness of #AIEthics" by Luke Munn and published in @SpringerEthics doi.org/10.1007/s43681…

Full-text link to my latest paper "Nonhuman Value". Possibly of interest to anyone working on #AnimalWelfare, #AI and #AIethics, #sentience, #ArtificialSentience, #MoralCircleExpansion, or #NatureRights. link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s… #EffectiveAltruism #GCR

Happy to be featured in the Responsible Tech Guide 2022 by the brilliant @AllTechIsHuman. This is a truly valuable resource! Download here: alltechishuman.org/responsible-te… #AI #AIethics #digitaltech #technology #fornature #sustainability #environment #responsibletech