Tag: human values
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Humans all the way down: The inherent subjectivity of AI
AI development isn’t objective—it’s human choices all the way down. From data collection to deployment, subjective decisions shape these systems. The mathematical veneer obscures the human fingerprints, but this subjectivity isn’t a flaw—it’s what makes AI a remarkable reflection of our collective intelligence, amplified through technical innovation.
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With great power comes great ambiguity – ENPHE conference
I was invited to give a keynote address at the 2023 ENPHE conference, on the topic of AI in health professions education, I used the metaphor of the antihero to emphasise the complex ethical implications of this technology. By rejecting simplistic views of AI as solely beneficial or harmful, I advocate for nuanced human-machine partnerships.…
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Podcast: The trouble with AI
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…
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Podcast – Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell’s newest work, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, is a cornerstone piece, alongside Superintelligence and Life 3.0, that articulates the civilization-scale problem we face of aligning machine intelligence with human goals and values. Not only is this a further articulation and development of the AI alignment problem, but Stuart also…