The Problem With Differential Technology

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"There are some human values that we want that i think i can claim without evidence that we think are good as in like don't kill me uh and things like that right?" "If we start to align ai without defining what humans think are good we can run into a problem," he says. "Developing cars before seat belts are invented is more risky than understanding if we are to develop cars we should have seat belts the question of differential technologies are what are the technological pieces that make sense to tackle first so that we have the right substrate on which we can build the future"

In this episode, we delve into the frontier of AI and the challenges surrounding AI alignment. The AI / Crypto overlap at Zuzalu sparked discussions on topics like ZKML, MEV bots, and the integration of AI agents into the Ethereum landscape.

However, the focal point was the alignment conversation, which showcased both pessimistic and resigned optimistic perspectives. We hear from Nate Sores of MIRI, who offers a downstream view on AI risk, and Deger Turan, who emphasizes the importance of human alignment as a prerequisite for aligning AI. Their discussions touch on epistemology, individual preferences, and the potential of AI to assist in personal and societal growth.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro 1:50 Guests

5:30 NATE SOARES 7:25 MIRI 13:30 Human Coordination 17:00 Dangers of Superintelligence 21:00 AI’s Big Moment 24:45 Chances of Doom 35:35 A Serious Threat 42:45 Talent is Scarce 48:20 Solving the Alignment Problem 59:35 Dealing with Pessimism 1:03:45 The Sliver of Utopia

1:14:00 DEGER TURAN 1:17:00 Solving Human Alignment 1:22:40 Using AI to Solve Problems 1:26:30 AI Objectives Institute 1:31:30 Epistemic Security 1:36:18 Curating AI Content 1:41:00 Scalable Coordination 1:47:15 Building Evolving Systems 1:54:00 Independent Flexible Systems 1:58:30 The Problem is the Solution 2:03:30 A Better Future

----- Resources

Nate Soares https://twitter.com/So8res?s=20

Deger Turan https://twitter.com/degerturann?s=20

MIRI https://intelligence.org/

Less Wrong AI Alignment xhttps://www.lesswrong.com/tag/ai-alignment-intro-materials

AI Objectives Institute https://aiobjectives.org/

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