The 80000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence

Four: Rohin Shah on DeepMind and trying to fairly hear out both AI doomers and doubters

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Sep 2, 2023
Rohin Shah, a machine learning researcher at DeepMind, discusses the challenges and risks of AI development, including misalignment and goal-directed AI systems. The podcast explores different approaches to AI research, the potential impact of AI on society, and the ongoing debate over slowing down AI progress. They also touch on the importance of public discussion, weaknesses in arguments about AI risks, and the concept of demigods in a highly intelligent future. The chapter concludes with a discussion on alternative work and puzzle design.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Rowin Shaw's Background and Work at DeepMind
02:19 • 9min
3
Amazement at GPT's Capabilities and Its Ability to Predict Monte Carlo Simulations
11:14 • 2min
4
Analyzing Uncertainty of Machine Learning Models
12:55 • 22min
5
Empirical Evidence vs. Theoretical Arguments
35:03 • 5min
6
The Challenges and Risks of AI
40:09 • 19min
7
Exam guessing and the rationality of physicians
59:25 • 2min
8
Humans, AI, and Coordination
01:01:02 • 15min
9
Implications and Challenges of Building Safe AI Agents
01:16:07 • 12min
10
The Terrifying Potential Future of Demigods
01:27:56 • 5min
11
The Debate over Slowing Down AI Progress
01:33:25 • 18min
12
Impact of AI on Society: Public Discussion and Challenges
01:51:02 • 4min
13
Weaknesses in Arguments about the Risks of Artificial Intelligence
01:54:53 • 19min
14
Analogies in AI Communication
02:13:38 • 4min
15
Developing Prompts for GPT and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback
02:17:39 • 8min
16
Mechanistic Interpretability at DeepMind
02:25:57 • 16min
17
Organizations, Research Approaches, and Anomaly Detection
02:41:38 • 4min
18
Investigating Barriers and Constraints on AI
02:45:14 • 16min
19
Approaches to AI Research and Potential Impact
03:01:12 • 4min
20
Exploring Alternative Work and Interest in Puzzle Design
03:05:10 • 2min
21
Notices about joining the podcast advisory group and one-on-one career advising
03:06:47 • 3min