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I'm more concerned about AI law enforcement. NSA eavesdropping plus an intelligent agent assigned to you is a powerful combination.
I've been studying machine learning lately... Here is my take: Well before we create an ASI (artificial super intelligence) we will have put 90% of the human race out of work with specialized (non conscious) intelligent agents... (for example, self driving cars). I believe that this will be a disaster for our society as it exists today. My hope is that we will adapt and make the necessary societal changes so that we…
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How about Shane Legg (One of the cofounders of DeepMind)? http://lesswrong.com/lw/691/qa_with_shane_legg_on_risks_from... Quote: Q6: Do possible risks from AI outweigh other possible existential risks, e.g. risks associated with the possibility of advanced nanotechnology? Shane Legg: It's my number 1 risk for this century, with an engineered biological pathogen coming a close second (though I know little about the la…
Shane Legg is known for being a co-founder of DeepMind, in a business role (as I understand). He's a complete nobody as a researcher (is he even an AI researcher? I would be surprised). The big names of deep learning have all taken a vocal stance against the recent end-of-the-world punditry (most notably Yann LeCun and Andrew Ng). Also notable: roboticist Rodney Brooks http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/artificial-intell…
It is conceivable that we (humanity) may one day obviate ourselves. Arguably, most of us would prefer that does not happen.
That's it. That's really what I see the discussion being about. I think it's a worthwhile discussion to have.
I read the essay few times and it is not clear to me what Sam Altman is talking about. I think answers to these questions will help me understand Sam's essay. Can you please help me? 1. What is superhuman machine intelligence (SMI) in the context of this essay ? [edited to add the qualifier] 2. What is the danger from SMI to humans and other current life forms that we are concerned about? It seems to me that concerns…
1. Machine intelligence, traditionally called artificial intelligence, which surpasses human intelligence. 2. Your category (b) is generally the primary concern in these types of discussions. 3. The anecdote of the progress of humanity. Compare the impact of human life/intelligence vs. evolutionary relatives like chimpanzees. I do not know that chimps have hunted species out of existence, for instance, but people hav…
I'm not trying to put words into your mouth. I was just thinking of some of the new research that shows that primates of all kinds actually commit organized violence that mirror human violence in many, many, ways including war and capital punishment.(It's not a one for one thing, but similar.)
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Shane Legg is known for being a co-founder of DeepMind, in a business role (as I understand). He's a complete nobody as a researcher (is he even an AI researcher? I would be surprised). The big names of deep learning have all taken a vocal stance against the recent end-of-the-world punditry (most notably Yann LeCun and Andrew Ng). Also notable: roboticist Rodney Brooks http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/artificial-intell…
Since you seem to be well-versed in this world, do you know what reputation Nick Bostrom has in these circles?
It's an entertaining society and endlessly fun to read, but still complete fiction based on internal brain states of individuals and not necessarily based on real world interactions.
Also see: Eliezer Yudkowsky — great writer, fun to read, but largely scifi thought experiments masquerading as research.
We will not suddenly realize: "oh machines took all our jobs", it's a slow process and it's lead by society, not technology. When technology will create more problems than solutions than it will die or adapt to what the society wants.
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Shane Legg is known for being a co-founder of DeepMind, in a business role (as I understand). He's a complete nobody as a researcher (is he even an AI researcher? I would be surprised). The big names of deep learning have all taken a vocal stance against the recent end-of-the-world punditry (most notably Yann LeCun and Andrew Ng). Also notable: roboticist Rodney Brooks http://www.rethinkrobotics.com/artificial-intell…
Since you seem to be well-versed in this world, do you know what reputation Nick Bostrom has in these circles?
People hear "machine learning" and they think it is about machines that know how to think. Machine learning is actually just optimization of high dimensional functions. If this language were used it wouldn't sound as sexy, but no one would think machines are going to take over the world.
AI isn't magic. It's really just clever search techniques and mathematical optimization.