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| | distill.pub
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| | If we want to train AI to do what humans want, we need to study humans.
| | www.greaterwrong.com
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| | This is a new introduction to AI as an extinction threat, previously posted to the MIRI website in February alongside a summary. It was written independently of Eliezer and Nate's forthcoming book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, and isn't a sneak peak of the book. Since the book is long and costs money, we expect this to be a valuable resource in its own right even after the book comes out next month.[1] The stated goal of the world's leading AI companies is to build AI that is general enough to do anything a human can do, from solving hard problems in theoretical physics to deftly navigating social environments. Recent machine learning progress seems to have brought this goal within reach. At this point, we would be uncomfortable ruling out the possibi...
| | www.darioamodei.com
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| | Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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| [AI summary] The provided text is a collection of comments and discussions from a blog post that originally criticized artificial neural networks (ANNs) in 2008. The comments reflect a range of opinions and debates about the relationship between machine learning (ML) and statistics, with some users defending ML techniques like support vector machines (SVMs), probabilistic graphical models, and deep learning, while others argue for the importance of statistical methods. There are also discussions about the need for better communication between disciplines, the limitations of ML approaches, and the importance of understanding the underlying assumptions of models. The text includes recommendations for textbooks and courses, such as 'All of Statistics' and Andre...