Difference between revisions of "Suffering risk"
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− | * [https://foundational-research.org/reducing-risks-of-astronomical-suffering-a-neglected-global-priority/ Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Global Priority] | + | * [https://foundational-research.org/reducing-risks-of-astronomical-suffering-a-neglected-global-priority/ Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Global Priority (FRI)] |
− | * [https://foundational-research.org/s-risks-talk-eag-boston-2017/ | + | * [https://foundational-research.org/s-risks-talk-eag-boston-2017/ Introductory talk on s-risks (FRI)] |
+ | * [https://foundational-research.org/risks-of-astronomical-future-suffering/ Risks of Astronomical Future Suffering (FRI)] | ||
+ | * [https://foundational-research.org/files/suffering-focused-ai-safety.pdf Suffering-focused AI safety: Why "fail-safe" measures might be our top intervention PDF (FRI)] | ||
+ | * [https://foundational-research.org/artificial-intelligence-and-its-implications-for-future-suffering Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Future Suffering (FRI)] | ||
+ | * [https://sentience-politics.org/expanding-moral-circle-reduce-suffering-far-future/ Expanding our moral circle to reduce suffering in the far future (Sentience Politics)] | ||
+ | * [https://sentience-politics.org/philosophy/the-importance-of-the-future/ The Importance of the Far Future (Sentience Politics)] |
Revision as of 00:19, 21 June 2017
Suffering risks (also known as s-risks) are risks of the creation of suffering in the far future on an astronomical scale, vastly exceeding all suffering that has existed on Earth so far. In this sense, many s-risks can be considered a form of existential risk according to Bostrom's original definition, as they threaten to "curtail [humanity's] potential". However, it is often useful to distinguish between risks that threaten to prevent future populations from coming into existence (standard x-risks) and those which would create a large amount of suffering (s-risks).
Although the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and Future of Humanity Institute have investigated strategies to prevent s-risks, the only EA organization with s-risk prevention research as its primary focus is the Foundational Research Institute. Another approach to reducing s-risk is to "expand the moral circle", so that future (post)human civilizations and AI are less likely to instrumentally cause suffering to non-human minds such as animals or digital sentience. Sentience Institute works on this value-spreading problem.
See also
External links
- Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering: A Neglected Global Priority (FRI)
- Introductory talk on s-risks (FRI)
- Risks of Astronomical Future Suffering (FRI)
- Suffering-focused AI safety: Why "fail-safe" measures might be our top intervention PDF (FRI)
- Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Future Suffering (FRI)
- Expanding our moral circle to reduce suffering in the far future (Sentience Politics)
- The Importance of the Far Future (Sentience Politics)