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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

Surveying 2,700+ AI Researchers on the Industry's Future with Katja Grace of AI Impacts

Mar 21, 2024
01:29:25
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Surveying over 2,700 AI researchers on the industry's future with Katja Grace of AI Impacts. Topics include differing perspectives on AI risks and advancements, uncertainties in AI safety, methodology of the survey, definitions of high-level machine intelligence and full automation of labor, challenges in data collection, disagreement among researchers on future milestones, uncertainties in AI impacts on society, and the importance of public perception in shaping AI policies.
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  • Elite AI researchers show divergent opinions on AI development, posing challenges for policy and industry decision-making.
  • Survey methodology captures wide-ranging uncertainties among AI researchers, highlighting the lack of consensus in the field.

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Comprehensive Survey of Elite Machine Learning Researchers' Expectations

The podcast episode discusses a comprehensive survey conducted by AI Impacts, which gathered insights from over 2,700 elite machine learning researchers on their expectations regarding artificial intelligence (AI) development. The survey revealed a lack of consensus within the field, with researchers expressing high uncertainty on key questions. A notable finding was the median estimate of a 5 to 10% chance of AI leading to human extinction, with shortened timelines for key capabilities compared to a year prior. The survey emphasized the prioritization of AI safety and highlighted the importance of understanding researchers' opinions for informed decision-making.

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