AISN #2: ChaosGPT and the rise of language model agents, evolutionary pressures and AI, AI safety in the media.

ChaosGPT and the Rise of Language Agents

Chatbots like ChatGPT usually only respond to one prompt at a time, and a human user must provide a new prompt to get a new response. But an extremely popular new framework called AutoGPT automates that process. With AutoGPT, the user provides only a high-level goal, and the language model will create and execute a step-by-step plan to accomplish the goal.

AutoGPT and other language agents are still in their infancy. They struggle with long-term planning and repeat their own mistakes. Yet because they limit human oversight of AI actions, these agents are a step towards dangerous deployment of autonomous AI.

Individual bad actors [...]

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Outline:

(00:12) ChaosGPT and the Rise of Language Agents

(02:49) Natural Selection Favors AIs over Humans

(05:17) AI Safety in the Media

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First published:
April 18th, 2023

Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-2

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