Joshua Achiam @jachiam0
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Joshua Achiam [verified] @jachiam0 · 22h Something I really like about Three Body Problem is that it tries to extrapolate out the asymptotic dynamics of the alignment between civilizations over all of time and space in the universe. I don't feel it gives the definitive answer to the question of how alien species would interact because it remains unclear what types of interests alien species might realistically have. Are there many species-level reward functions compatible with the development of high technology or only a few? That is to say - are humans so far actually typical of species that exist in the universe and that can attain spacefaeing status? Or are multiple civilization/species types normal? This question feels especially important when trying to understand the long-term alignment dynamics of ASI and the types of civilizations that may exist in the far future after one or more ASIs enter a seed-spreading phase.
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A tweet by Joshua Achiam (OpenAI) reflecting on the novel Three Body Problem as a lens for thinking about long-term alignment dynamics between civilizations/species and ASI seed-spreading scenarios.
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