5 minute podcast summaries of: Tim Ferriss, Hidden Brain, Sam Harris, Lex Fridman, Jordan Peterson #255 — The Future of Intelligence | Making Sense with Sam Harris | Jeff Hawkins
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Jul 12, 2021 AI Snips
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Reference Frames for Understanding
- Our brains predict our experiences, like grabbing a coffee cup, by using reference frames.
- These frames exist not just for physical actions but for all knowledge and thinking.
Intelligence Without Desires
- Intelligence doesn't require desires or motives.
- The neocortex processes information and understands the world without inherent intent, like a map.
Existential Risks from AI
- Misuse of AI is possible, but existential threats are unlikely.
- AGI won't spontaneously develop harmful goals unless programmed that way, unlike humans with shifting motivations.