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Do biological minds have a future?
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[AI summary] The text presents a comprehensive vision for the future of technology and human progress. It explores various directions for AI development, including enhancing human cognition through tools like Photoshop-style AI collaboration, brain-computer interfaces, and direct brain enhancement. It advocates for a 'd/acc' (development and alignment) approach, emphasizing selective and intentional technology development that aligns with human values and democratic principles. The author also discusses the importance of information security, the potential of human augmentation, and the belief that humanity is the 'brightest star' in the universe, capable of shaping a better future through collective effort and innovation.
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Update (Dec. 17): Some of you might enjoy a 3-hour podcast I recently did with Lawrence Krauss, which was uploaded to YouTube just yesterday. The first hour is about my life and especially childhood (!); the second hour's about quantum computing; the third hour's about computational complexity, computability, and AI safety. I'm being attacked on...
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Crossposted by habryka with Sam's permission. Expect lower probability for Sam to respond to comments here than if he had posted it (he said he'll be traveling a bunch in the coming weeks, so might not have time to respond to anything). This piece reflects my current best guess at the major goals that Anthropic (or another similarly positioned AI developer) will need to accomplish to have things go well with the development of broadly superhuman AI. Given my role and background, it's disproportionately focused on technical research and on averting emerging catastrophic risks.
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