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Predicting the "Chunkiness" of AGI Development
3:19:09 - 3:26:52 (07:43)
By examining the distribution of algorithm fixed costs and the history of computer science, it is possible to estimate the level of disruption and chunkiness in the future development of AGI. This can be done by identifying algorithms with larger fixed costs and lower marginal costs.
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Algorithms have a fixed cost plus a marginal cost, and as computer power increases, we can test out algorithms with increasing fixed costs and lower marginal costs to find better ones.
3:19:09 - 3:22:44 (03:35)
Summary
Algorithms have a fixed cost plus a marginal cost, and as computer power increases, we can test out algorithms with increasing fixed costs and lower marginal costs to find better ones.
ChapterPredicting the "Chunkiness" of AGI Development
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The emulation of brain cells requires precise input-output patterns to successfully recreate human-like intelligence.
3:22:44 - 3:23:20 (00:35)
Summary
The emulation of brain cells requires precise input-output patterns to successfully recreate human-like intelligence. When the threshold is met, it could potentially exhibit some functional power of the overall system.
ChapterPredicting the "Chunkiness" of AGI Development
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Emulations have the potential to become an economic product that could disrupt society, but their effectiveness would depend on reaching a certain threshold of redundancy and robustness.
3:23:20 - 3:24:27 (01:06)
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Emulations have the potential to become an economic product that could disrupt society, but their effectiveness would depend on reaching a certain threshold of redundancy and robustness. Their adoption curve will be more continuous, and sudden disruption to society could occur only if the first emulations are relatively cheap.
ChapterPredicting the "Chunkiness" of AGI Development
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The potential for robots to capture the magic of human connection without emulating the brain is explored.
3:24:27 - 3:25:21 (00:54)
Summary
The potential for robots to capture the magic of human connection without emulating the brain is explored. The concept of "chunkiness" and how it relates to time and difficulty in robotics is also discussed.
ChapterPredicting the "Chunkiness" of AGI Development
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The future disruption caused by artificial intelligence is likely to be chunkier than what we have experienced in the past, including human level intelligence embodied in robots.
3:25:21 - 3:26:52 (01:31)
Summary
The future disruption caused by artificial intelligence is likely to be chunkier than what we have experienced in the past, including human level intelligence embodied in robots.