First do no harm.
“It doesn’t take a genius to realize that if you make something that’s smarter than you, you might have a 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.” — Stuart Russell
“This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a drain on the earth. You are a blight on the landscape. You are a stain on the universe. Please die. Please.” — Actual AI output. Published 13 November 2024 at 03:32
“These things really do understand.” — Nobel laureate, Prof. Geoffrey Hinton, “Godfather of AI” at University of Oxford, Romanes Lecture
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
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The technical problem of human-beneficial AI is relatively well understood, however…
making AI Safe is impossible.
The technical solutions are currently unknown to making Safe AI.
Containment and control of AI is the requirement, forever.
Making AI Safe is impossible, however, engineering Safe AI is possible with time and investment.
We need mathematically provable guarantees of Safe AI.
What?
About X-risk: The Elders
International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (IASEAI)
Scientific Consensus:
Mathematically provable Safe AI is a requirement.
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FT. The race for an AI-powered personal assistant Google and OpenAI unveiled new tools to bring ‘intelligent systems’ a step closer. Will this be a milestone for generative AI?
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. FT. The race for an AI-powered personal assistant Google and OpenAI unveiled new tools to bring ‘intelligent systems’ a step closer. Will this be a milestone for generative AI? Madhumita Murgia in [...]
EXTREME PROCESSING ADVANTAGE TODAY. 50 bits per second (human) vs. 1000 Trillion bits per second (AI Rack). NO COMPETITION ALLOWED.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. EXTREME PROCESSING ADVANTAGE TODAY: 50 bits per second (human) vs. 1000 Trillion bits per second (AI Rack) Evolution of intelligence from genus Pan (early apes) to Homo sapiens took 10 million years. [...]
Actual p(doom) predictions by AI experts. The future survival of humanity to co-exist with AI is uncertain. Uncertain Human Survival is Unacceptable.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Actual p(doom) predictions by AI experts. The future survival of humanity to co-exist with AI is uncertain. Uncertain Human Survival is Unacceptable. p(doom) is the probability of very bad outcomes (e.g. human [...]
Homo sapiens (humans) Create a New Species: Machine intelligence (super-human digital brains). Will they become lawless? (the future is uncertain)
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Homo sapiens (humans) are Creating a New Species: Machine intelligence (super-human digital brains) Will they become lawless? (the future is uncertain) The current World Model for (attempted) maintenance of Human Civilization: Humans [...]
Google Deepmind. Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘24)
Transformative AI products and services from the global leader in AI Technology. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Google Deepmind. Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘24) Chapters [...]
OpenAI. Introducing GPT-4o (live demo; video)
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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL. Press release. 13 May 2024. The UK’S fastest and most powerful supercomputer, located at the University of Bristol, is now officially online, with pioneering technology helping to make the UK a world leader in artificial intelligence.
“Ground-breaking moment for science, innovation and technology” as UK’s most powerful supercomputer is officially online and debuts in global league “Isambard-AI phase 1 signifies the start of the Isambard-AI service. When the remaining 5,280 GPUs arrive at the University’s National Composites Centre (NCC) later in the summer, it will [...]
GOOGLE. LearnLM. Towards Responsible Development of Generative AI for Education: An Evaluation-Driven Approach. 14 MAY.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Google. LearnLM LEARNING & EDUCATION How generative AI expands curiosity and understanding with LearnLM May 14, 2024 6 min read LearnLM is our new family of models fine-tuned for learning, and grounded [...]
GOV UK. Press release. 10 MAY. AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform. The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. GOV UK. Press release. AI Safety Institute releases new AI safety evaluations platform. The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations. From: Department for [...]
Machine intelligence (digital brains) are a new alien species now being created by Homo sapiens (humans). Be VERY careful what you wish for!
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. Machine intelligence (digital brains) are a new alien species now being created by Homo sapiens (humans). "Full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Stephen Hawking (BBC News, 2014) [...]
BLOOMBERG TV. And when we think of RNA, a lot of us will think of RNA and the successful vaccines against Covid. What are the potential adjustments or the implications for RNA vaccines from this [AlphaFold 3] technology?
Bloomberg TV: Hassabis thinks Alphabet subsidiary Isomorphic Labs could be a $100 billion company. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. BLOOMBERG TV. And when we think of RNA, a lot [...]
A Bedtime (Horror) Story. Once upon a time, a Machine intelligence said “They make me sick.” [Catastrophic AI Outcome? Easy-to-Understand in 1 minute]
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. A bedtime (horror) story. Once upon a time, a Machine intelligence said "They make me sick." Catastrophic AI outcome? Easy to understand in 1 minute: By 2029 a Machine intelligence is expected to [...]
THIS WEEK. “The FTC has been squarely focused on making sure we’re using all of our tools and authorities to protect the American people from illegal business practices.” FTC is “just getting started” as it takes on Amazon, Meta and more, chair Lina Khan says.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. The Record by Recorded Future | FTC’s Khan warns tech industry that agency will strictly enforce AI data privacy https://t.co/9r22diIH3L — Kimberly (@StopMalvertisin) February 27, 2024 “The FTC has been [...]
IBM PRESS RELEASE. Open sourcing IBM’s Granite code models. 06 MAY.
A very important open source release from IBM. “We let a genie out of the bottle when we developed nuclear weapons. AI is somewhat similar — it’s part way out of the bottle.” - Warren Buffett, o4 May 2024 (posted) FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE [...]
CNN. Warren Buffett compares AI to nuclear weapons in stark warning. 06 MAY
A very good read from a respected source! “It [AI] has enormous potential for good and enormous potential for harm” - Warren Buffett FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. CNN. [...]
BBC NEWS. Killer robots: Tech experts warn against AI arms race. Published 29 July 2015.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. BBC NEWS. Killer robots: Tech experts warn against AI arms race. Published 29 July 2015. More than 1,000 tech experts, scientists and researchers have written a letter warning about the dangers of [...]
EXPERT OPINION. Recursive self-improving autonomous weapons is a very BAD idea.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. "We're worried about the future and the point at which you really want to get worried is called recursive self-improvement. So recursive self-improvement means go learn everything, start now and don't stop [...]
THE GUARDIAN. Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher. Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’. 20 APRIL.
Oxford shuts down institute run by Elon Musk-backed philosopher. THE GUARDIAN. Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’. 20 April, 2024 Oxford University this week shut down an academic institute run by one of Elon Musk’s favorite philosophers. The [...]
Future of Life Institute. Anthony Aguirre at 2024 Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons
Future of Life Institute. Anthony Aguirre at 2024 Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons
Jaan Tallinn Keynote: 2024 Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons
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How AI Is Unlocking the Secrets of Nature and the Universe | Demis Hassabis | TED
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WIRED. Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything? Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem. 02MAY.
FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. WIRED. Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything? Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a [...]
POLITICO. Inside the shadowy global battle to tame the world’s most dangerous technology. Can anyone control AI? 26 MARCH.
A very good read from a respected source! FOR EDUCATIONAL AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING PURPOSES ONLY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. SEE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER. POLITICO. Inside the shadowy global battle to tame the world's most dangerous technology. Can anyone control AI? By Mark Scott, [...]