#AI Halting emissions that cross dangerous warming thresholds clashes with immediate economic returns. Slowing down the scaling of AI capability until safety is guaranteed clashes with an intense geopolitical & corporate race. However, forgetting the toll of our carbon emissions on future generations is patently shameful; deploying recursive self-improvement in AI models without safeguards may be plainly criminal https://geographical.co.uk/opinion/ai-or-climate-change-which-poses-the-greater-threat-to-humanity #ClimateChange #pollution #ecology #environment #climate