The Ethical Nightmare Challenge: How to Avoid the Worst of AI

Who's Holding the Flamethrower? This is Your Field Guide to Avoiding AI's Worst Nightmares

Suppose I have a cat and you're kind enough to give me a cat guidebook. It works well, the cat is happy, I'm happy.

But then I get a tiger. I come to you and say, "I need you to update the cat guidebook to include tigers."

Would you say, "Sure, no problem, they're both felines"? Or would you look at me with fire in your eyes and exclaim, "Are you nuts? These are wildly different beasts. You need a new gu...