Debate with Roman Yampolskiy: 50% vs. 99.999% P(Doom) from AI

Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is the director of the Cyber Security Lab at the University of Louisville. His new book is called AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable.

Roman’s P(doom) from AGI is a whopping 99.999%, vastly greater than my P(doom) of 50%. It’s a rare debate when I’m LESS doomy than my opponent!

This is a cross-post from the For Humanity podcast hosted by John Sherman. For Humanity is basically a sister show of Doom Debates. Highly recommend subscribing!

00:00 John Sherman’s Intro

05:21 Diverging Views on AI Safety and Control

12:24 The Challenge of Defining Human Values for AI

18:04 Risks of Superintelligent AI and Potential Solutions

33:41 The Case for Narrow AI

45:21 The Concept of Utopia

48:33 AI's Utility Function and Human Values

55:48 Challenges in AI Safety Research

01:05:23 Breeding Program Proposal

01:14:05 The Reality of AI Regulation

01:18:04 Concluding Thoughts

01:23:19 Celebration of Life

This episode on For Humanity’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcjLCZcBFoQ

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Buy Roman’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/Unexplainable-Unpredictable-Uncontrollable-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/103257626X

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