Never trust a computer you can’t throw out the window

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The system is trying to learn when a question is something that the user is not supposed to answer, and this is early and imperfect.
There is a feeling of being scolded by a computer, which is not ideal.
There is potential for improvement in the system's ability to identify questions that should not be answered.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:41) – GPT-4
(20:06) – Political bias
(27:07) – AI safety
(47:47) – Neural network size
(51:40) – AGI
(1:13:09) – Fear
(1:15:18) – Competition
(1:17:38) – From non-profit to capped-profit
(1:20:58) – Power
(1:26:11) – Elon Musk
(1:34:37) – Political pressure
(1:52:51) – Truth and misinformation
(2:05:13) – Microsoft
(2:09:13) – SVB bank collapse
(2:14:04) – Anthropomorphism
(2:18:07) – Future applications
(2:21:59) – Advice for young people
(2:24:37) – Meaning of life