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First do no harm.

Editors’ humble opinion based on AI technology thought leaders over the past 80 years… we are all now in extremely deep trouble. ANALYZE THE DATA.

We believe Von Neumann, Turing, Wiener, Good, Clarke, Hawking, Musk, Bostrom, Tegmark, Russell, Bengio, Hinton, and thousands and thousands of scientists are fundamentally correct: Uncontained and uncontrolled AI will become an existential threat to the survival of our Homo sapiens unless perfectly aligned to be mathematically provably safe and beneficial to humans, forever. Learn more: The Containment Problem and The AI Safety Problem


“If you’re going to make something more powerful than the human race, please could you provide us with a solid argument as to why we can survive that, and also I would say, how we can coexist satisfactorily.”

— Professor Stuart Russell, 15 Sept 2024

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The technical problem of safe AI is relatively well understood. The solutions are currently unknown. We need mathematically provable guarantees of safe AI.

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Err
and err
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but less
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AI insiders discuss OpenAI o1 and the future of AGI and Data Center Investment.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says a trillion dollars is being spent on data centers to enable the next, biggest wave of AI to revolutionize business productivity pic.twitter.com/AqwPo8okFM— Tsarathustra (@tsarnick) October 2, 2024 [...]

Will AI take over? A conversation with Jaan Tallinn. CogXNewsletters.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Will AI take over? A conversation with Jaan Tallinn In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), few voices carry as much weight as that of Jaan Tallinn. A founding engineer [...]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. PRESS RELEASE. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Announce Inaugural Convening of International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco.

The initial members of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes are Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. [...]

REPORT: A Narrow Path. How to secure our future.

Excellent work! Solution not easy. Not simple. Probably workable. Is "A Narrow Path" doable??? Us Homo sapiens have no choice but to struggle to survive the emergence of Machine intelligence ... for our children and future generations to come. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING [...]

THE GUARDIAN. California won’t require big tech firms to test safety of AI after Newsom kills bill. Governor vetoes bill that would require generative AI safety testing after tech industry says it’d drive companies away.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. THE GUARDIAN. California won’t require big tech firms to test safety of AI after Newsom kills bill Governor vetoes bill that would require generative AI safety testing after tech industry says it’d [...]

Governor Newsom Vetoes Safe AI Regulatory Bill SB 1047

"Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome." --- Charlie Munger (1924-2023) "There is a belief in the market that the invention of intelligence has infinite return." --- Eric Schmidt (2024) On the Origin of Species: Chapter III, Struggle for Existence: “The forms [...]

The Big Sleep (1946)

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. The Big Sleep (1946) Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe is called to the mansion of General Sternwood, where he is hired to deal with a series of debts which his wayward [...]

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Future of AI.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Future of AI current technology seems to have infinite possibility that so many of us can't even begin [...]

SAM ALTMAN. The Intelligence Age. September 23, 2024

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. SAM ALTMAN. The Intelligence Age. September 23, 2024 In the next couple of decades, we will be able to do things that would have seemed like magic to our grandparents. This phenomenon [...]

A Path for Science and Evidence‑based AI Policy

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. A Path for Science‑ and Evidence‑based AI Policy Rishi Bommasani*1, Sanjeev Arora3, Yejin Choi4, Daniel E. Ho1, Dan Jurafsky1, Sanmi Koyejo1, Hima Lakkaraju5, Fei‑Fei Li1, Arvind Narayanan3, Alondra Nelson6, Emma Pierson7, Joelle [...]

UN. Pact for the Future. An inter-governmentally negotiated, action-oriented Pact.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Pact for the Future UN. Pact for the Future. An inter-governmentally negotiated, action-oriented Pact. Objective 5. Enhance international governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity (page 52) 50. We recognize [...]

REAIM. Outcome of Responsible AI in Military Domain (REAIM) Summit 2024

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. REAIM. Outcome of Responsible AI in Military Domain (REAIM) Summit 2024 2024-09-10 The REAIM Summit 2024, co-organized by the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of National Defense [...]

Press Release New YouGov National Poll Shows 80% Support for SB 1047 and AI Safety 09. 18. 2024 ESPA, a co-sponsor of the landmark AI legislation, commissioned the poll, which shows broad national bipartisan support for AI safety

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Press Release. New YouGov National Poll Shows 80% Support for SB 1047 and AI Safety 09. 18. 2024 ESPA, a co-sponsor of the landmark AI legislation, commissioned the poll, which shows broad [...]

THE NEW YORK TIMES. A.I. Pioneers Call for Protections Against ‘Catastrophic Risks’ Scientists from the United States, China and other nations called for an international authority to oversee artificial intelligence.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. THE NEW YORK TIMES. A.I. Pioneers Call for Protections Against ‘Catastrophic Risks’ Scientists from the United States, China and other nations called for an international authority to oversee artificial intelligence. By Meaghan [...]

U.S. SENATE. Powerful witness testimony to the US Senate by OpenAI whistleblower William Saunders: “No one knows how to ensure that AGI systems will be safe and controlled”

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Why legislation such as SB 1047, currently awaiting Gov. @GavinNewsom's signature, couldn't be more critical right now: https://t.co/qZRusgXW2p — Future of Life Institute (@FLI_org) September 18, 2024 OpenAI whistleblower William [...]

Stuart Russell: How do we prevent unsafe AI?

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Learn More: Stuart J. Russell Professor; Michael H. Smith and Lotfi A. Zadeh Chair in Engineering Division of Computer Science (EECS), UC Berkeley Research Faculty URL: Professor Stuart Russell, UC Berkeley [...]

Pope Francis | An exciting and fearsome tool | I address you today, the leaders of the Intergovernmental Forum of the G7, concerning the effects of artificial intelligence on the future of humanity.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Traduzione in lingua inglese An exciting and fearsome tool - Pope Francis Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, I address you today, the leaders of the Intergovernmental Forum of the G7, concerning the effects [...]

Frontier AI Employees Call for Governor Newsom to Sign SB 1047. This statement, signed by over 100 employees of frontier AI labs, was submitted to California Governor Newsom on September 9th, 2024. It calls on Governor Newsom to lead on AI regulation and sign California’s Senate Bill 1047 into law.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Employee Call for Governor Newsom to Sign SB 1047 This statement, signed by over 100 employees of frontier AI labs, was submitted to California Governor Newsom on September 9th, 2024. It calls [...]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. United Nations (1948).

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. United Nations (1948). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and [...]

Mo Gawdat | How AI Will Become the Innovator

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Mo Gawdat says human innovation is about to come to an end because the smartest person in the room will soon be a machine pic.twitter.com/oMHV64SKz2— Tsarathustra (@tsarnick) August 6, 2024 Mo Gawdat: [...]

Ex-OpenAI Founder Ilya Sutskever Strikes Back!

$1bn raise for 20% stake. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Ex-OpenAI Founder Ilya Sutskever Strikes Back! FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. [...]

1X builds humanoids for the home

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. 1X builds humanoids for the home Introducing NEO Beta. Designed for humans. Built for the home. pic.twitter.com/5S6jpRjUQp — 1X (@1x_tech) August 30, 2024 Since 2014 @1x_tech [...]

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: “We have no way to predict whether a human, let alone an AI system, will be good or evil. We know much less about AI than we do about humans. We’re deploying AI systems that are alien, they make mistakes we don’t understand.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: — Having 4 or 5 AI companies just doing what they want doesn't seem like it will lead to a good outcome. — At some point government will [...]

THE WASHINGTON POST. California AI bill [SB 1047] passes State Assembly, pushing AI fight to [Governor] Newsom. The bill, which seeks to make companies liable if their artificial intelligence harms people, is at the center of a debate over how to regulate the technology. 28AUG24.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. THE WASHINGTON POST. California AI bill passes State Assembly, pushing AI fight to Newsom The bill, which seeks to make companies liable if their artificial intelligence harms people, is at the center [...]

THE NEW YORK TIMES. OpenAI in Talks for Deal That Would Value Company at $100 Billion. While some young A.I. companies have struggled to compete with the tech industry’s giants, OpenAI has been rapidly expanding. 29AUG24.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. THE NEW YORK TIMES. OpenAI in Talks for Deal That Would Value Company at $100 Billion. While some young A.I. companies have struggled to compete with the tech industry’s giants, OpenAI has [...]

GINA RAIMONDO. “At the end of the day, any technology exists to serve humanity. And shame on us if we allow AI to be so runaway that it would lead to human extinction. Maybe it can, but how stupid are we if we let it. “

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. TRANSCRIPT. Gina Raimondo on AI, Government, and Commerce - POSSIBLE with Reid Hoffman August 07, 2024 "The final thing I’ll say is this. You do hear people talk about, you know, human [...]

Transformative AI (TAI) | AI that precipitates a transition comparable to (or more significant than) the agricultural or industrial revolution | Be VERY careful what you wish for!

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Transformative AI is "[...] AI that precipitates a transition comparable to (or more significant than) the agricultural or industrial revolution."[1] Unlike the related terms Superintelligent AI and Artificial General Intelligence, which refer to [...]

SCIENCE. AI and biosecurity: The need for governance. 23AUG24.

FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. SCIENCE. AI and biosecurity: The need for governance.  (PAYWALL) Governments should evaluate advanced models and if needed impose safety measures Abstract Great benefits to humanity will likely ensue from advances in artificial [...]

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