The TWIML AI Podcast (formerly This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence) AI Sentience, Agency and Catastrophic Risk with Yoshua Bengio - #654
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Nov 6, 2023 
Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI safety researcher from Université de Montréal, joins the conversation to discuss the dire risks posed by advanced AI technologies. He highlights the potential for AI to manipulate, spread disinformation, and concentrate power, raising alarm over its impact on democracy. The discussion dives into the complexities of AI safety, agency, and the troubling distinction between mimicking emotion and true sentience. Bengio advocates for robust safety measures, regulatory frameworks, and an urgent need to align AI developments with human values.
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AI's Dangerous Capabilities
- Yoshua Bengio now believes AI's dangerous capabilities are closer than he previously thought.
- LLMs' convincing dialogue and potential for misuse are concerning.
AI Agency
- Current AI systems, even LLMs, already exhibit agency by interacting with the real world.
- Controlling this agency through regulation and guardrails is crucial.
AI Sentience
- Sentience in AI, linked to feeling and reacting to negative stimuli, differs from human sentience in degree and social context.
- AI can react to bad situations, but lacks the emotional richness of humans.