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Essays on AI takeover

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Jul 3, 2023ACX

Tales Of Takeover In CCF-World

Scott Alexander discusses various scenarios of AI takeover based on the Compute-Centric Framework, exploring gradual power shifts and potential conflicts between humans and AI factions.

29 min read 4,363 words

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Mar 14, 2012LW

How would you take over Rome?

Scott presents a thought experiment about using perfect knowledge and intellect to take over ancient Rome as an upper bound for understanding AI takeover scenarios.

3 min read 419 words

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