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Eye On A.I.

#131 Andrew Ng: Exploring Artificial Intelligence’s Potential & Threats

Jul 26, 2023
33:35

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Quick takeaways

  • Existential risks posed by AI are considered implausible but require global cooperation to build safety measures.
  • The lack of consensus within the AI research community on the level of threat posed by AI highlights the need for more conversations and discussions for effective risk navigation.

Deep dives

AI systems and their understanding of the world

AI systems are improving their ability to understand and explain the world. While some have compared them to stochastic parrots, there is evidence to suggest that they go beyond mere mimicry. The Othello GPT study trained a model to predict moves in the game, demonstrating that it developed a world model and understood the underlying mechanics. While there are concerns about existential risks, such as the misuse of AI to create bioweapons or the accidental misalignment of objectives, the likelihood of these risks causing human extinction is considered implausible.

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