Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Episode 1: "Can Machines Learn To Behave?" Part 1, August 31, 2022

May 31, 2023

44:58

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Understanding Concepts in Machine Learning

01:18

The connection between language, ethics, and AI values

01:21

Introduction

2min

Can Machines Learn How to Behave?

2min

AI and Value Alignment

3min

The Dubious Payoff for Language Model Research

2min

The Importance of Understanding Concepts

3min

The Rise of AI Denialism

3min

The Problem With AI Ethics

4min

The Importance of Empathy in Communication

2min

The AI Ethics Debate

2min

10.

The Importance of Language Modeling in General Purpose AI

2min

11.

The Fallacy of General Purpose AI

3min

12.

AI and the Ethics of Language

2min

13.

AI and the Star Plane

3min

14.

The Importance of Value Alignment in AI Governance

3min

15.

The Importance of Moral Accountability in AI

2min

16.

The Importance of Subjectivity in AI

2min

17.

How to Write a Long Medium Post

2min

18.

Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

2min

Technology researchers Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna kick off the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 series by reading through, "Can machines learn how to behave?" by Blaise Aguera y Arcas, a Google VP who works on artificial intelligence.

This episode was recorded in August of 2022, and is the first of three about Aguera y Arcas' post.

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