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He advocates for international cooperation and robust safety measures—tracking all powerful AI hardware, establishing global data centers under supervision, and creating mechanisms to shut down or slow down AI development if necessary. He warns that competition is steering humanity toward a catastrophic collision course unless decisive action is taken.
Recommended Reading and Philosophical Foundations
Yukowski credits several influential books for shaping his worldview:
"A Step Farther Out" by Jerry Pournelle: An inspiring vision of space exploration and technological optimism that encourages resilience and progress.
"Judgment Under Uncertainty": A foundational work on decision-making and probabilistic reasoning, emphasizing the importance of understanding uncertainty.