Timothy Gowers publishes post on how worried mathematicians should be about AI extinction risk
Timothy Gowers argues mathematicians are well suited to help assess and reduce AI extinction risk, and explains why he joined the MAISI scientific advisory panel set up by Jacob Tsimerman despite not sharing his level of concern. He says he has thought less about x-risk than climate change, that an international treaty would likely matter more in the short term, and that even a 0.1% risk reduction would be worth pursuing. The post also references Tsimerman's post-Fields Medal pivot to AI safety.