AI Safety Memes Wiki
This is a database of memes relevant to AI existential safety, especially ones which respond to common misconceptions.
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AGI won’t be powerful enough to destroy humanity
AI is “just” x (math, matrix multiplication, etc.)
Doubt on AGI capabilities (too far away, impossible, etc)
Goalpost-moving (still not AGI!)
Why would AI want to be evil?
Whatever AI does is good since they’re way smarter
AI alignment is a fringe worry
We can’t just regulate AI development
AI regulation is bad
Alignment will be solved, don’t worry
The real danger is from modern AI, not ASI (myopia)
You’re saying other risks aren’t important
Debates abt consciousness, sentience, qualia, etc.
F*ck Moloch!
Misc other takes
“AI acceleration is good”
“Yudkowskian scenarios are unlikely”
“Death is inevitable”
“Start more AI labs”
“AI is like electricity”
“I only thought abt it for 5 secs”
“AI safety is a Pascal’s Wager!”
“AI safety is an infohazard!”
“You can’t predict the future exactly”
Rapid-fire bad solutions (bro just…)
Bad Yann takes
Just train multiple AIs
Just box the AI
Just turn it off if it turns against us
*Just use Asimov’s three laws*
Just don’t give AI access to the “real world”
Just merge with the AIs
*Just legally mandate that AIs must be aligned*
Just raise the AI like a child