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Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI Chief Scientist) - Building AGI, Alignment, Future Models, Spies, Microsoft, Taiwan, & Enlightenment
Mar 27, 2023
Ilya Sutskever, Co-founder and Chief Scientist of OpenAI, discusses the race to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI). He delves into the challenges of aligning AI with human values and potential future innovations beyond generative models. Ilya highlights the looming threats of AI misuse and espionage, while emphasizing the significance of understanding neural networks. He also explores collaborations with Microsoft, the economic impact of AI, and the essential role of perseverance in advancing deep learning research.
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Quick takeaways
- Aligning superhuman AI is a challenging task that requires extensive research and caution.
- AGI has the potential to enlighten humans and facilitate collaboration between humans and AI for solving complex problems.
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Alignment challenges of smarter models
The speaker highlights the difficulty in aligning models that are smarter than humans and capable of misrepresenting their intentions. They emphasize the need to be cautious and research extensively in order to address this alignment challenge.
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