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Debates Around Safety, Intelligence, and Autonomy
In debates about safety, intelligence, and autonomy, the speaker highlights the distinction between intelligence as a tool and autonomy as a potential source of harm. Drawing an analogy to human biology, where the neocortex is a thinking engine but lacks autonomy, the speaker suggests that highly intelligent systems could similarly lack autonomy. The core concern lies in governing the autonomy of systems to prevent them from causing harm, highlighting the importance of responsible governance before granting systems decision-making autonomy.