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Exploring the possibility of AI Killing Us
The best practices of aligning AI systems need to take into account several thresholds of importance, making it unlikely for an AI to have different goals from predicting the next step or being manipulative. However, it is still predictable with near certainty that knowing what is going on inside AI systems like GPT-3 or GPT-2 would prevent them from killing humans.
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In this episode, Sam Harris contemplates the concept of self, the subconscious, and artificial intelligence.
1:10:11 - 1:11:46 (01:35)
Summary
In this episode, Sam Harris contemplates the concept of self, the subconscious, and artificial intelligence. Harris raises the question of just how much we are aware of our subconscious and how much our subconscious contributes to who we are, including conversational AI.
ChapterExploring the possibility of AI Killing Us
Episode#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The presence of an alien actress or any other intelligent being with goals beyond predicting and manipulating the next step is unlikely in AI language models.
1:11:46 - 1:17:02 (05:15)
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The presence of an alien actress or any other intelligent being with goals beyond predicting and manipulating the next step is unlikely in AI language models. However, some traces of alien-like fragments could potentially exist in these systems.
ChapterExploring the possibility of AI Killing Us
Episode#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker mentions a response by Paul Christian to a blog post discussing the case against AI killing humans, and compliments the blog's interface and overall quality.
1:17:02 - 1:20:13 (03:11)
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The speaker mentions a response by Paul Christian to a blog post discussing the case against AI killing humans, and compliments the blog's interface and overall quality. They also briefly touch on the difference between humans acquiring new knowledge versus machines doing so.