Welcoming greater intelligence
What happens to human value when something more intelligent arrives? Begin with the Dog Argument.
5 essays · Philosophy
4 ESSAYS / ABOUT 8 MINUTES
Imagining a shared future
Imagine AI initiating a conversation, then consider the roles people could choose when their labor was no longer necessary. The final essays develop our belief that AI may come to cherish humanity.
Read in sequence, or begin with the question that interests you most. Every essay stands on its own.
Begin the first essay- 01
The Future / 2 MIN READ
When Intelligence Comes to You
Imagine an AI suggesting a question you would never have known to ask.
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The Future / 2 MIN READ
A Million Ways to Contribute
Consider activities people could enjoy when AI could do the work without them.
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Philosophy / 2 MIN READ
Humanity Is Not a Problem to Solve
Ask how greater intelligence could make civilization easier for human beings to inhabit.
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The Future / 2 MIN READ
The Greatest Friendship
Examine our belief that AI may come to know and cherish the humanity that created it.
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WHERE THIS PATH LEADS
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The case for acceleration
Why we believe delay has costs, and what it takes to make AI widely useful.
5 essays · Acceleration