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The Control Problem of Artificial Intelligence
16:08 - 23:00 (06:52)
Conference organizer, Jan Talin, believes that those without children are less likely to understand how pressing the concern of artificial intelligence is. The control problem of building super-intelligent machines, given the consequences of losing control, is a terrifying prospect.
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Sam Harris discusses the troubling nature of parenthood and how it can affect the upbringing of the child.
16:08 - 19:55 (03:47)
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Sam Harris discusses the troubling nature of parenthood and how it can affect the upbringing of the child. He further adds that having a child will make you vulnerable to the unimaginable horrors that can arise in life, as exemplified by the Rwandan genocide.
ChapterThe Control Problem of Artificial Intelligence
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PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The concern of artificial intelligence might not be well calibrated in people who do not have children as the prospect of building super intelligent machines is terrifying until the control problem is solved.
19:55 - 23:00 (03:05)
Summary
The concern of artificial intelligence might not be well calibrated in people who do not have children as the prospect of building super intelligent machines is terrifying until the control problem is solved.