Big Money, Big Celebrity Backing Now Pouring Into Camp AI Safety
βThe 'Don't Look Up' Thinking That Could Doom Us With AIβ
βSuppose a large inbound asteroid were discovered, and we learned that half of all astronomers gave it at least 10% chance of causing human extinction, just as a similar asteroid exterminated the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. Since we have such a long history of thinking about this threat and what to do about it, from scientific conferences to Hollywood blockbusters, you might expect humanity to shift into high gear with a deflection mission to steer it in a safer direction.β
βSadly, I now feel that weβre living the movie βDonβt look upβ for another existential threat: unaligned superintelligence. We may soon have to share our planet with more intelligent βmindsβ that care less about us than we cared about mammoths. A recent survey showed that half of AI researchers give AI at least 10% chance of causing human extinction. Since we have such a long history of thinking about this threat and what to do about it, from scientific conferences to Hollywood blockbusters, you might expect that humanity would shift into high gear with a mission to steer AI in a safer direction than out-of-control superintelligence. Think again: instead, the most influential responses have been a combination of denial, mockery, and resignation so darkly comical that itβs deserving of an Oscar.β
Time Article
βThe 'Don't Look Up' Thinking That Could Doom Us With AIβ
βSuppose a large inbound asteroid were discovered, and we learned that half of all astronomers gave it at least 10% chance of causing human extinction, just as a similar asteroid exterminated the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. Since we have such a long history of thinking about this threat and what to do about it, from scientific conferences to Hollywood blockbusters, you might expect humanity to shift into high gear with a deflection mission to steer it in a safer direction.β
βSadly, I now feel that weβre living the movie βDonβt look upβ for another existential threat: unaligned superintelligence. We may soon have to share our planet with more intelligent βmindsβ that care less about us than we cared about mammoths. A recent survey showed that half of AI researchers give AI at least 10% chance of causing human extinction. Since we have such a long history of thinking about this threat and what to do about it, from scientific conferences to Hollywood blockbusters, you might expect that humanity would shift into high gear with a mission to steer AI in a safer direction than out-of-control superintelligence. Think again: instead, the most influential responses have been a combination of denial, mockery, and resignation so darkly comical that itβs deserving of an Oscar.β
Time Article
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Data Poisoning: It doesnβt take much to make machine-learning algorithms go awry
βThe algorithms that underlie modern artificial-intelligence (ai) systems need lots of data on which to train. Much of that data comes from the open web which, unfortunately, makes the ais susceptible to a type of cyber-attack known as βdata poisoningβ. This means modifying or adding extraneous information to a training data set so that an algorithm learns harmful or undesirable behaviours. Like a real poison, poisoned data could go unnoticed until after the damage has been done.β
Economist Article
βThe algorithms that underlie modern artificial-intelligence (ai) systems need lots of data on which to train. Much of that data comes from the open web which, unfortunately, makes the ais susceptible to a type of cyber-attack known as βdata poisoningβ. This means modifying or adding extraneous information to a training data set so that an algorithm learns harmful or undesirable behaviours. Like a real poison, poisoned data could go unnoticed until after the damage has been done.β
Economist Article
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Defining Hard vs Soft Takeoff
Hard takeoff is where βan AGI rapidly self-improves, taking control of the world (perhaps in a matter of hours)β
Soft takeoff, on the other hand, would be something like a Moore's Law-like exponential increase in AI power.
Wikipedia Article
Hard takeoff is where βan AGI rapidly self-improves, taking control of the world (perhaps in a matter of hours)β
Soft takeoff, on the other hand, would be something like a Moore's Law-like exponential increase in AI power.
Wikipedia Article
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Which will AI do?
Anonymous Poll
33%
(A) Exponential Takeoff
12%
(B) Exponential with Collapse
30%
(C) Exponential with Saturation
25%
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Tip: Use the βreplyβ feature of telegram to reply to the botsβ messages if you want them to remember your previous messages. If you donβt reply to the bot, and instead start a new thread, then the bots wonβt remember your previous messages.
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