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www.cold-takes.com | ||
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longtermrisk.org
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| | | | | Suffering risks, or s-risks, are "risks of events that bring about suffering in cosmically significant amounts" (Althaus and Gloor 2016).1 This article will discuss why the reduction of s-risks could be a candidate for a top priority among altruistic causes aimed at influencing the long-term future. The number of sentient beings in the future might be astronomical, and certain cultural, evolutionary, and technological forces could cause many of these beings to have lives dominated by severe suffering. S-... | |
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blog.jessriedel.com
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| | | | | Here's a collection of reviews of the arguments that artificial general intelligence represents an existential risk to humanity. They vary greatly in length and style. I may update this from time to time. (This is well-paired with Katja Grace's summary of counterarguments.) Continue reading | |
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windowsontheory.org
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| | | | | [Yet another "philosophizing" post, but one with some actual numbers. See also this follow up. --Boaz] Recently there have been many debates on "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) and whether or not we are close to achieving it by scaling up our current AI systems. In this post, I'd like to make this debate a bit... | |
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ischoolonline.berkeley.edu
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| | | Whether you know it or not, you've probably been taking advantage of the benefits of machine learning for years. Most of us would find it hard to go a full day without using at least one app or web service driven by machine learning. But what is machine learning? | ||
