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What’s Driving the Electric Car Revival?
Without a Massive Domestic Reconfiguration, the US Electric Vehicle Project Will Fail
AI Key Takeaways
- A commercial scale electric vehicle cannot be achieved without global supply chains.
- The industrial infrastructure of the United States is optimized for semiconductors.
- There is a lack of necessary knowledge and skillsets in the United States for building an electric vehicle industry.
- Basic knowledge and engineering for electric vehicle industry is being constituted in the United States through the relocation of Asian enterprises.
- Creating firewalls and attempting to reconfigure the global complex of expertise and skills in the industry would be a difficult task.
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#157 – Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it
Regulating AI - The nature of the deaths affects the regulatory response
AI Key Takeaways
- The level of support required for the coverage of dangerous weapons is challenging to attain.
- The use of AI technology as a weapon could potentially change the viability of current safety measures.
- The nature and magnitude of a problem would determine the appropriate response and solution.
- A critical infrastructure failure may lead to regulatory safeguards and testing rather than nationalization of AI.
- The misuse of AI technology to create super weapons could result in catastrophic consequences.
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#157 – Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it
The Alarming Challenges of Auditing AI Systems
AI Key Takeaways
- A different philosophy often called independent auditing, evaluations, licensing, etc., could be employed before a product or model is released to the public.
- A third-party auditor would actively test if a model can autonomously spread or be instructed to commit undesirable actions.
- The success of auditing depends on the quality of auditors and their ability to keep pace with evolving AI systems.
- Auditing systems that continuously learn and adapt in real-time pose challenges for effective regulation.
- Although auditing is a good idea, understanding AI models well enough to audit them remains a concern.
- Exponential growth in model capability raises skepticism about the effectiveness of auditing.
- Audit washing, where models are deemed safe after an audit, may not guarantee their safety.
- More research, investment, and recruiting top talent are needed to improve auditing capabilities.
- The inability to fully understand and track constantly changing AI models is alarming and should raise concerns about their deployment.
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#157 – Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it
We should have a theory of doing technology for the public good
AI Key Takeaways
- More vision for AI for the public good is needed
- Consider what is desired from AI beyond speed of development
- AI should be designed to address public problems
- Recognition that public concerns may prioritize scientific and medical problems
- Challenge of developing technology for public benefit without just relying on regulations
- American comfort level with regulatory opinions on technology
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#157 – Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it
If you’re so scared of AGI but not if you have to live in DC, then you’re not that afraid
AI Key Takeaways
- It is not beyond the capabilities of these companies and organizations to set up well-funded shops in Washington, DC for research and networking purposes
- The location of policy and governance depends on the speed of AI development
- Working on AI is attractive to some despite the risks involved
- There is a discrepancy between the number of AI risk people working on AGI development and those advocating for AI regulation in Washington
- Motivations behind people's choices regarding AI development and regulation are unclear
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Should I Change My Last Name?
When deciding whether to change your last name, does anyone ask “what about your career?”
AI Key Takeaways
- Not a lot of peer pressure felt regarding changing names
- Some family members assume changing name is expected
- Surprisingly, no questions about how career would change
- Familial pressure is more of a consideration
- No concerns about the impact on the built-up career
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Waiting In Line
Priority Queues Destroy our sense of being in it together
AI Key Takeaways
- It is impossible to implement a priority queue without destroying what is probably the only real benefit of waiting in a good oldfashioned line.
- Priority queues work just fine in other countries, but here in America, they are degrading our common experiences and our basic services.
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#273 Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua on changing how we talk about automated driving
Mobileye- We'll Provide the Technological Substrate for the Teleoperation
AI Key Takeaways
- Robo taxi companies will provide the selfdriving technology, but not the teleoperation services.
- Platform providers will be responsible for providing the teleoperation services.
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#273 Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua on changing how we talk about automated driving
The Regulator's Stand on Driving Assist Systems
AI Key Takeaways
- The regulator is likely to take a stand on the driving monitoring system in order to make sure that the driver is alert.
- The testing of the system is done to measure statistically after the system has been successful 80% of the time or 90% of the time in a test track.
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#272: Kelly Funkhouser on Consumer Reports Active Driving Assistance Ranking
IHS and automotive safety features
AI Key Takeaways
- Most of the safety benefits of features like lane centering and adaptive cruise control are already present on many vehicles, and don't offer much of a benefit for additional convenience features.
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#267: The News From La La Land
The Psychology of the Hype: Electric Vehicles Are Cool, but Not Necessary
AI Key Takeaways
- A Prius is cool because it is electric.
- People are interested in electric vehicles because they are trendy and look good.
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#267: The News From La La Land
The US EV Market May Be a Short Term Bubble
AI Key Takeaways
- The EV market in the US is not broadly adopted.
- There is a potential for a bubble in the EV market.
- It is important to keep in mind that EV adoption is still in its early stages.
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