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scottaaronson.blog
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| | | | Dan Faggella recorded an unusual podcast with me that's now online. He introduces me as a "quantum physicist," which is something that I never call myself (I'm a theoretical computer scientist) but have sort of given up on not being called by others. But the ensuing 85-minute conversation has virtually nothing to do with physics,... | |
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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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magnusvinding.com
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| | | | The following is a point-by-point critique of Lukas Gloor's essay Altruists Should Prioritize Artificial Intelligence. My hope is that this critique will serve to make it clear - to Lukas, myself, and others - where and why I disagree with this line of argument, and thereby hopefully also bring some relevant considerations to the table... | |
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nathangoldwag.wordpress.com
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| | Clive meeting Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, Francis Hayman, c.?1762) Between 1492 and 1918 CE, European nations, dynasties, explorers, and adventurers overran and conquered nearly the entire Earth, in what has to be considered the most consequential act of imperial expansion in world history. Virtually everything in our world today can trace its... |