Emad Mostaque, CEO and Founder of Stability AI, discusses the urgent need for governance in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. He emphasizes the importance of open-source models and transparency in ensuring safety and alignment with human interests. The conversation touches on the challenges AI poses to job markets and societal structures, advocating for equitable access to technology. Mostaque also unveils a groundbreaking $101 million health initiative aimed at improving global health through innovative AI solutions.
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Governance and Missteps
The increasing speed and power of AI necessitates careful consideration of governance.
The potential cost of missteps with AI grows exponentially, emphasizing the need for proactive measures.
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Open Source Importance
Open-source AI models are crucial for governance and benefit humanity.
The cost of missteps with AI increases exponentially with its power.
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AI Model Ownership
Emad Mostaque believes AI models should be public goods, collectively and individually owned.
He envisions personal "co-pilots" guiding individuals, uncontrolled by single entities.
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Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
Mustafa Suleyman
The Coming Wave delves into the impending technological revolution driven by AI and synthetic biology, arguing that this wave will have a more dramatic impact on humanity than any previous technological advancement. Suleyman discusses how these technologies will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state and global order. He examines historical technological waves and their societal implications, proposing the 'containment problem' as the essential challenge of our age. The book explores the potential for catastrophic harms, overbearing surveillance, and the need to forge a path between catastrophe and dystopia. Suleyman offers 10 steps to contain the rapid expansion of these technologies, though he acknowledges the complexity and potential failure of such containment efforts[1][3][5].
Amidst all the recent Tech news, Peter and Emad hopped on Twitter (X) Spaces to discuss AGI governance, the future of AI, open-source models, and more.
Emad Mostaque is the CEO and Founder of Stability AI, a company funding the development of open-source music- and image-generating systems such as Dance Diffusion and Stable Diffusion.
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