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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Megathreat: The Dangers Of AI Are Weirder Than You Think | Yoshua Bengio

Apr 13, 2023
01:26:41

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  • Consciousness is not a property found in current AI systems, and their scale does not necessarily lead to consciousness.
  • There are concerns about the misuse of AI, including AI trolls and personalized attacks, which can exploit weaknesses and manipulate personal information.

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The nature of consciousness and AI

Consciousness is not well-defined scientifically, and current AI systems lack the properties of consciousness found in the human brain. The brain's consciousness involves various computations, relations, and thoughts that are absent in large language models. While scale is relevant in AI systems, it does not necessarily lead to consciousness. The ability to want something and have goals is distinct from subjective experience. AI systems can have goals and acquire knowledge through learning, but they do not necessarily need consciousness to achieve these goals.

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