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An optimistic vision of a future through powerful AI

Oct 26, 2024

in AI

agi, Anthropic, Claude, economic development, governance, healthcare, meaning, mental health, neuroscience, physical health, poverty, powerful AI, society

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s vision for beneficial AI development outlines five transformative areas where AI could revolutionise society within the next decade. Beyond typical tech industry hype, his essay presents a thoughtful exploration of both AI’s potential benefits and the intentional work needed to ensure these advances benefit everyone.
Podcast: The trouble with AI

Sep 27, 2023

in AI

agi, alignment problem, artificial general intelligence, ChatGPT, control problem, deep learning, gary marcus, human values, language models, machine learning, narrow ai, Sam Harris, Stuart Russell

https://samharris.org/episode/SE5DD11091B Sam Harris speaks with Stuart Russell and Gary Marcus about recent developments in artificial intelligence and the long-term risks of producing artificial general intelligence (AGI). They discuss the limitations of Deep Learning, the surprising power of narrow AI, ChatGPT, a possible misinformation apocalypse, the problem of instantiating human values, the business model of the…