It's the new year, and the 2024 primaries are approaching, starting with New Hampshire on January 23rd. For a lot of people here on LessWrong, the issue of AI risk will likely be an important factor in making a decision. AI hasn't been mentioned much during any of the candidates' campaigns, but I'm attempting to analyze the information that there is, and determine which candidate is most likely to bring about a good outcome.

A few background facts about my own position - such that if these statements do not apply to you, you won't necessarily want to take my recommendation:

I believe that, barring some sort of action to prevent this, the default result of creating artificial superintelligence is human extinction.
I believe that our planet is very far behind in alignment research compared to capabilities, and that this means we will likely need extensive international legislation [...]

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Outline:

(02:46) Joe Biden

(04:36) Donald Trump

(05:27) Nikki Haley

(05:53) Ron DeSantis

(07:17) Vivek Ramaswamy

(07:58) Chris Christie

(08:28) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

(09:26) Conclusion

The original text contained 15 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
January 6th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GyjFwYs4PSGTcr54q/ai-risk-and-the-us-presidential-candidates

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“AI Risk and the US Presidential Candidates” by Zane

LessWrong (30+ Karma)