"Vast space of possible minds" is a red herring—we wiped out Neanderthals
jd_pressman · x · 2026-08-30
In an alignment debate with enormochungus, jdpressman argues what we face is more a vast space of possible goals than possible minds, and this doesn't much undermine the doom argument. The "vast space of possible minds" framing has always been a red herring—after all, humans wiped out the Neanderthals, so even similar minds can displace each other.
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