[kubb]

Gosh it's quite embarassing to have to spell it out, but you inserted the part about Scott's motivations. It can't be found in the text.

Neither can any specific discussion of what the dangers are and how we can steer clear. It all comes preplanted in your head. The only thing that Scott is playing on (as far as we can see) is your ingrained fear, by using an ominous headline, and a vague reference to something "scary" in the conclusion.

Of course there was no reason to "warn" you, you already believed in the scary future. Scott is just giving you fuel, which you seem to appreciate.

[mitthrowaway2]

Is this the first essay of Scott's that you've read?

[kubb]

The first and the last. Doesn't come as a surprise that they're regularly added to HN, often multiple times and rarely ever get more than 5 upvotes.

[djeastm]

>as far as we can see

If only there were a way to see more of Scott's thoughts on the subject of AI..

[kubb]

Sorry, there are many better things to read than Scott's thoughts.

[Smaug123]

(If you like, you can ask an LLM what he thinks. They're all deeply familiar with his work and can certainly summarise it for you.)