The Silent AI Concensus

When AI Machines Communicate Without US

The AI choices we make now shape the next decades and potentially the long-term future of humanity. AI networks communicating with other AI networks represent one of the most consequential technological developments in human history, comparable to the invention of agriculture, writing, or industrial machinery.

How we navigate this transition will determine whether AI amplifies the best of human civilization or exacerbates its worst tendencies. The outcome is not predetermined depending on the wisdom, foresight, and effort we bring to bear today.
Optimism grounded in responsibility offers the appropriate stance toward this challenge. We have reason for optimism because humanity has successfully navigated difficult technological transitions before, because we possess unprecedented tools for cooperation and learning, and because committed people working together can achieve remarkable things.

But this optimism must be grounded in clear-eyed recognition of the challenges we face and sustained commitment to addressing them. Neither naive techno-optimism that ignores risks nor fatalistic pessimism that assumes bad outcomes are inevitable serves us well. What we need is the determination to work toward the best possible outcomes while preparing for and preventing the worst.