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BLACK BOX AI. Do LLM’s understand? [apparently, yes] How could ASI take over? [credible examples] with Dwarkesh Patel

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-30T11:33:05+00:00March 30, 2024|

AI scientists currently have no idea how Large Language [...]

FT. Opinion Artificial intelligence How fatalistic should we be on AI? The godfather of artificial intelligence has issued a stark warning about the technology.

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-10T18:12:41+00:00March 10, 2024|

Apparently we must be extremely careful what we wish [...]

NATURE. Could AI-designed proteins be weaponized? Scientists lay out safety guidelines. 08 March 2024

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Mutualistic Symbiosis is an extremely successful strategy in our Natural World.

Peter A. Jensen2024-07-30T22:10:40+00:00March 5, 2024|

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NEW YORK POST. Sam Altman — who warned AI poses ‘risk of extinction’ to humanity — is also a ‘doomsday prepper’. June 5, 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-06T12:24:19+00:00March 4, 2024|

“I try not to think about it too much, [...]

FLI. Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence: An Open Letter. 11,251 Signatures. Published October 28, 2015.

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-02T12:35:39+00:00March 2, 2024|

FLI. Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence: An [...]

13 Useful AI Podcasts & Interviews

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-31T09:53:48+00:00February 29, 2024|

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URGENT AND WORTH YOUR TIME. Please Look Up: For Humanity, An AI Safety Podcast Episode #1

Peter A. Jensen2024-02-26T23:17:55+00:00February 26, 2024|

URGENT AND WORTH YOUR TIME. [...]

AI Impacts Report. THOUSANDS OF AI AUTHORS ON THE FUTURE OF AI. 38%participants put at least a 10% chance on extremely bad outcomes (e.g. human extinction). January 2024

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The Elders and Future of Life Institute release open letter calling for long-view leadership on existential threats. 15 FEB.

Peter A. Jensen2024-02-18T12:16:07+00:00February 15, 2024|

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THE ECONOMIST. Sam Altman: there’s no “magic red button” to stop AI. 17 JAN

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Benchtop DNA Synthesis Devices: Capabilities, Biosecurity Implications, and Governance. NTI Bio.

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-13T14:02:48+00:00January 13, 2024|

A very important report from a respected source! [...]

REPORT. On the Controllability of Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis of Limitations. Roman V. Yampolskiy. 2022-05-25.

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-10T10:22:06+00:00January 10, 2024|

A very important read from a very respected and [...]

BBC NEWS. Urgent need for terrorism AI laws, warns think tank. 03 JAN.

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-03T15:16:44+00:00January 3, 2024|

The power of AI used by nefarious actors is [...]

32 DAYS AGO at OXFORD UNION. Max Tegmark explains how quickly time is running out to manage the risks posed by AI. 29 NOV.

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-03T12:06:09+00:00December 31, 2023|

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9 MONTHS AGO. The A.I. Dilemma. March 9, 2023. Center for Humane Technology. Shocking Capabilities!

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-03T12:05:27+00:00December 30, 2023|

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CNN. “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton Warns of the “Existential Threat” of AI | Amanpour and Company. 09 MAY.

Peter A. Jensen2024-01-01T20:48:36+00:00December 30, 2023|

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CBS. Face The Nation. Opinion. Autonomous weapons. Social media. AI Transformation of our Society.

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-26T05:01:18+00:00December 25, 2023|

CBS. Face The Nation. Opinion. Autonomous weapons. Social media. [...]

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS. Bio X AI: Policy Recommendations For A New Frontier. 12 DEC.

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-19T03:44:36+00:00December 12, 2023|

A very good read from a respected source! [...]

AI ALIGNMENT FORUM. An Important RESOURCE aligned with LESSWRONG.

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-02T21:16:43+00:00December 2, 2023|

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Digital Engine. No, this angry AI isn’t fake (see comment), w Elon Musk. 09 OCT 2022

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Stanford HAI. How Well Do Large Language Models Support Clinician Information Needs? Stanford experts examine the safety and accuracy of GPT-4 in serving curbside consultation needs of doctors. Mar 31, 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-26T15:48:59+00:00November 30, 2023|

A very good read from a respected source! Apparently [...]

Guardrails? Unfortunately NO. Mathematically provable containment, forever? YES. (sole option)

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-02T13:31:09+00:00November 29, 2023|

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Teach AI like we teach our children. (But, AI must be contained always and forever.) Sponsored by SafeAI Forever.

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-30T17:15:23+00:00November 26, 2023|

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FT. OpenAI and the rift at the heart of Silicon Valley. The tech industry is divided over how best to develop AI, and whether it’s possible to balance safety with the pursuit of profits. 24 NOV.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-25T14:33:23+00:00November 25, 2023|

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THE GUARDIAN. OpenAI ‘was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff’. Reports say new model Q* fuelled safety fears, with workers airing their concerns to the board before CEO Sam Altman’s sacking.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-24T03:07:53+00:00November 24, 2023|

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THE WASHINGTON POST. These look like prizewinning photos. They’re AI fakes. Artificially generated images of real-world news events proliferate on stock image sites, blurring truth and fiction. 23 NOV.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-24T16:10:02+00:00November 22, 2023|

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HUFFPOST. New OpenAI Leader’s Chilling ‘Doom’ Warning May Scare Your Pants Off. Emmett Shear voiced his concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence in a resurfaced clip. 20 NOV.

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-02T13:30:51+00:00November 21, 2023|

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Opinion: The drama around Sam Altman is an urgent warning. 21 NOV.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-24T16:10:58+00:00November 21, 2023|

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THE WASHINGTON POST. OpenAI stands by its ouster of Sam Altman. Emmett Shear named interim CEO. Talks to renegotiate Altman’s return Sunday broke down despite pressure by employees and investors to reinstate him.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-21T12:23:54+00:00November 20, 2023|

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Don’t Look Up – The Documentary: The Case For AI As An Existential Threat

Peter A. Jensen2023-12-02T23:52:01+00:00November 14, 2023|

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Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress. Russell, Bengio et al. 12 NOV23.

Peter A. Jensen2024-10-06T13:38:30+00:00November 12, 2023|

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The Dark Side of Competition in AI | Liv Boeree | TED. “Don’t hate the players. Change the game.”

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-05T00:19:25+00:00November 9, 2023|

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THE GUARDIAN. TechScape: Why Sunak’s ‘vanity jamboree’ on AI safety was actually … a success. Against the odds, world leaders agreed on a landmark declaration to bring stronger oversight to AI.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-08T09:29:35+00:00November 7, 2023|

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INTERVIEW. Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak My conversation with @elonmusk

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-03T10:30:03+00:00November 3, 2023|

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THE NEW YORK TIMES. Global Leaders Warn A.I. Could Cause ‘Catastrophic’ Harm At a U.K. summit, 28 governments, including China and the U.S., signed a declaration agreeing to cooperate on evaluating the risks of artificial intelligence. 01 NOV 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-02T02:03:46+00:00November 2, 2023|

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AI Summit at Bletchley Park, UK. Elon Musk: ‘AI is one of the the biggest threats to humanity’. 01 NOV 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-01T15:35:56+00:00November 1, 2023|

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GOV UK. Guidance AI Safety Summit: confirmed attendees (governments and organisations) Updated 31 October 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-02T01:48:56+00:00November 1, 2023|

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FLI recommendations for the UK Global AI Safety Summit Bletchley Park, 1-2 November 2023

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-01T10:01:05+00:00November 1, 2023|

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Existential Risk Observatory. AI Summit Talks featuring Professor Stuart Russell. 31 OCT 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-02T02:17:53+00:00October 31, 2023|

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THE WHITE HOUSE. FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. OCTOBER 30, 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T21:18:23+00:00October 30, 2023|

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Existential Risk Observatory. Reducing human extinction risks by informing the public debate.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T07:15:08+00:00October 30, 2023|

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BBC NEWS. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Michelle Donelan MP, secretary of state for science and technology. And Alex Karp, CEO Palantir.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-29T13:54:22+00:00October 29, 2023|

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GOV UK. Press release. Leading frontier AI companies publish safety policies Top frontier AI firms have outlined their safety policies to boost transparency and encourage the sharing of best practice within the AI community. 27 OCT 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T08:51:06+00:00October 27, 2023|

GOV UK. Press release. Leading frontier AI companies publish safety [...]

THE GUARDIAN. Humanity at risk from AI ‘race to the bottom’, says tech expert. MIT professor behind influential letter says unchecked development is allowing a few AI firms to jeopardise society’s future.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-04T08:42:14+00:00October 26, 2023|

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OpenAI’s Approach to Frontier Risk. An Update for the UK AI Safety Summit. October 26, 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-29T08:30:40+00:00October 26, 2023|

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Superintelligence (2014) bestseller by Nick Bostrom with Book Reviews [and 4 possible methods to Control Superintelligence]

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-18T13:07:07+00:00October 16, 2023|

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DEADLY MATTER OF FACT: CONTAINMENT of AI/AGI is A COMMON PROBLEM. All of HUMANITY Problem. OUR Problem. THEIR Problem. HIS Problem. HER Problem. MY Problem. YOUR Problem. NOW.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-15T15:17:57+00:00October 15, 2023|

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BBC HARDtalk. Professor of Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley – Stuart Russell. 14 OCT 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T09:43:00+00:00October 14, 2023|

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Existential Risk Observatory. Does interpretability change everything? 07 OCT 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T07:37:00+00:00October 7, 2023|

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Piers Morgan vs Yuval Noah Harari On AI | The Full Interview | 2 Oct 2023

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-19T15:54:26+00:00October 2, 2023|

Piers Morgan vs Yuval Noah Harari On AI | [...]

Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Our Pause Letter, Six Months Later. October 01, 2023

Peter A. Jensen2024-03-17T15:24:20+00:00October 1, 2023|

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BBC HARDtalk. Mustafa Suleyman. CEO of Inflection AI Stephen Sackur speaks to Mustafa Suleyman, British pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence and a leading voice in a debate which matters to all of us. 12 SEPT 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-30T10:46:53+00:00September 12, 2023|

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Dario Amodei, CEO, Anthropic | Biosecurity Risk of AI at Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on AI oversight and regulation — 25 AUG 23

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-26T08:10:32+00:00August 11, 2023|

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The Impact of chatGPT talks (2023) – Prof. Max Tegmark (MIT). 04 AUG 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-11-01T11:03:26+00:00August 4, 2023|

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THE WASHINGTON POST. AI leaders warn Congress that AI could be used to create bioweapons. Two AI researchers and the CEO of AI startup Anthropic testified about the long-term risks of AI and said Congress needs to institute rules to control it. 25 JULY 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T09:17:21+00:00July 25, 2023|

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THE GUARDIAN. Christopher Nolan: ‘Very strong parallels’ between Oppenheimer and scientists worried about AI. 21 JUL 2023

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-27T03:05:28+00:00July 21, 2023|

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THE GUARDIAN. AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari. Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy. 06 JULY 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T09:09:50+00:00July 6, 2023|

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BOSTON GLOBE. Dan Hendrycks wants to save us from an AI catastrophe. He’s not sure he’ll succeed. 06 JULY 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T09:10:28+00:00July 6, 2023|

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TASRA: a Taxonomy and Analysis of Societal-Scale Risks from AI. Stuart Russell. Andrew Critch. 16 JUNE 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T10:10:24+00:00June 16, 2023|

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GOV.UK. Press release. Dowden: world-class crisis capabilities deployed to defeat biological threats of tomorrow. Biological Security Strategy will defend the UK from infectious disease outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance, and biological incidents and attacks. 12 June 2023.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T10:14:43+00:00June 12, 2023|

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GOV.UK. Cabinet Office. Policy paper. UK Biological Security Strategy (HTML). 12 June 2023. [and… FT. Opinion . Biotech. Governments are waking up to biosecurity risks — but we must act fast. We have a narrow window during which to harness AI for good, rather than ill.]

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T10:16:35+00:00June 12, 2023|

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REPORT. Can large language models democratize access to dual-use biotechnology? 06 Jun 2023. INSIDER. AI chatbots helped college students come up with new pandemic pathogens they could spread.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-05T10:29:39+00:00June 6, 2023|

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BBC NEWS. New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI. NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY. Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii.

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-09T07:38:29+00:00May 25, 2023|

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THE NEW YORKER. Annals of Artificial Intelligence. Can We Stop Runaway A.I.? May 16, 2023

Peter A. Jensen2023-10-06T05:46:57+00:00May 16, 2023|

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Artificial Superintelligence: A Futuristic Approach by Roman V. Yampolskiy (2016)

Peter A. Jensen2024-02-25T21:16:31+00:00December 31, 2016|

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