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šŸ¤– AI risks and rewards: My chat (+transcript) with AI researcher Miles Brundage

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Sep 26, 2025
Miles Brundage, an AI policy researcher and former OpenAI executive, dives into the dual nature of AI as both a transformative tool and a source of potential risks. He highlights the rapid adoption of AI technologies like ChatGPT, discussing how it can augment human labor and change expert perceptions about timelines for AGI. Brundage emphasizes the importance of balancing risk mitigation with maximizing benefits, advocating for transparency and adaptive regulations to safeguard innovation and national security against emerging AI threats.
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INSIGHT

Augmentation And Substitution Are Both Real

  • AI can both augment and substitute human labor, with the balance depending on policy and social norms.
  • Rapid technical progress makes significant change likely within a decade across many jobs.
INSIGHT

Timelines Have Shifted Closer

  • Timelines for high-capability AI have compressed as progress surprised skeptics and accelerated adoption.
  • Rapid user adoption like ChatGPT across professions shows change can happen in months not decades.
ADVICE

Protect Underfunded Critical Infrastructure

  • Fund and deploy AI tools to strengthen under-resourced critical infrastructure like hospitals and water plants.
  • Use philanthropy and government incentives to target defenders who lack commercial cybersecurity products.
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