Roman Yampolskiy

Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety and security researcher and author, shares his insights into the profound dangers of superintelligent AI. He discusses the chilling potential for AI to lead to human extinction and the urgent need for error-proof safety measures. Roman explores the complexities of open-source AI, likening its risks to nuclear weapons, and highlights the ethics of AI consciousness. He delves into the philosophical implications of AI integration, emphasizing the duality of its benefits and existential threats for humanity.

Roman Yampolskiy joins the podcast to discuss various objections to AI safety, impossibility results for AI, and how much risk civilization should accept from emerging technologies. You can read more about Roman's work at http://cecs.louisville.edu/ry/ Timestamps: 00:00 Objections to AI safety 15:06 Will robots make AI risks salient? 27:51 Was early AI safety research useful? 37:28 Impossibility results for AI 47:25 How much risk should we accept? 1:01:21 Exponential or S-curve? 1:12:27 Will AI accidents increase? 1:23:56 Will we know who was right about AI? 1:33:33 Difference between AI output and AI model Social Media Links: ➡️ WEBSITE: https://futureoflife.org ➡️ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/FLIxrisk ➡️ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futureoflifeinstitute/ ➡️ META: https://www.facebook.com/futureoflifeinstitute ➡️ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-of-life-institute/

In this 'AI Futures' debate, Roko Mijic and Roman Yampolskiy discuss the impact of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) on society. They explore the control and controllability of superintelligence, the need for extensive research in AGI development, the predictability and control of complex systems, and the challenges in understanding power dynamics. The episode presents grounded insights from both optimists and skeptics, offering perspectives on the potential dangers and benefits of AGI.

Dr Roman Yampolskiy discusses the risks of AI superintelligence surpassing humanity, the dangers of losing control over technology smarter than humans, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of universal basic income. The conversation delves into the challenges of programming ethics and human values into AI systems, the risks posed by superintelligent AI, and the evolution of AI safety research over time.

Dr Roman Yampolskiy, an expert on AI Apocalypse, discusses the risks of uncontrolled AI, societal impacts, AI safety work, existential risks, and the need for beneficially directed AI systems in a chilling warning for humanity.