I was wondering if anyone has a good response to Toby Ord’s reservations about progress studies.In summary, Ord argues that it’s far from obvious that advancing progress is inherently good or bad, since this depends on whether it also accelerates humanity’s extinction, undermining standard economic arguments for progress.
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[Question] Responses to Toby Ord’s ‘critique’ of progress studies?
I was wondering if anyone has a good response to Toby Ord’s reservations about progress studies.
In summary, Ord argues that it’s far from obvious that advancing progress is inherently good or bad, since this depends on whether it also accelerates humanity’s extinction, undermining standard economic arguments for progress.