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AI and Existential Risk - Overview and Discussion

Last Week in AI

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The Generality of Intelligence

AGI, or Artificial General Intelligence, is not only about being general but also about being super intelligent. The generality of intelligence is a spectrum, with different levels of generality. AGI includes AI systems like Chat GPT and deep mind's game playing agents. It's not necessary to have a binary distinction. Instead of asking if AGI poses an existential risk, a more useful question is whether there is a threshold of intelligence at which AI becomes existentially dangerous. Let's lay some groundwork before diving into the discussion.

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