AI presents unique moral challenges due to value misalignment.
Global governance of AI requires balancing diverse values and universal ethics.
Deep dives
Evolution of AI and Ethical Alignment
The discussion delves into the evolution of AI, distinguishing it from previous technologies, and the ethical concerns it raises. Gabriel discusses his transition from teaching philosophy to working on AI ethics at DeepMind, highlighting the urgency due to early warning signals like algorithmic bias and the potential consequences of superintelligence.
Implications of AI Technology Choices
The conversation emphasizes the significance of technology choices concerning AI, considering global impact and societal values. DeepMind's broad investment in various scientific fields prompts deeper reflections on the real-world effects of technologies and the importance of aligning technological advancements with humanitarian goals.
Value Alignment and AI Ethics
The dialogue navigates through the challenges of aligning AI with human values and the complexities of defining and implementing ethical standards. Gabriel's insights outline the need to address moral questions concerning AI design, emphasizing the necessity to ensure AI systems uphold human values and societal well-being.
Global Governance and Moral Pluralism
The episode discusses the complexities of global governance and navigating moral pluralism in AI development. With diverse actors and differing values worldwide, the conversation touches on creating an overlapping consensus on universal values while respecting cultural diversity and local beliefs in technological advancements.
Iason Gabriel is a research scientist at DeepMind and was previously a lecturer in political and moral philosophy at Oxford University. His work focuses on the moral questions raised by artificial intelligence. In this conversation we discuss how and why AI is different from other technologies; the problem of value alignment in AI; what political philosophy can tell us about how to build ethical AI systems; and much more.
Iason's paper on value alignment that we discuss is here. In the paper, he also recommends this paper on decolonial AI; the book Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom; and the book Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks.
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