Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence

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   0070: We Don’t Get to Choose

   Or do we? http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0070-2018-09-30.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Oct 23, 2018
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   0069: Will bias get us first?

   Ted interviews Jacob Ward, former editor of Popular Science, journalist at many outlets. Jake’s article about the book he’s writing: Black Box Jake’s website JacobWard.com Implicit bias tests at Harvard We discuss the idea that we’re currently using narrow AIs to inform all kinds of decisions…

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   Sep 5, 2018
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   0068: Sanityland: More on Assassination Squads

   Sane or insane? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Jul 23, 2018
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   0067: The OpenAI Charter (and Assassination Squads)

   We love the OpenAI Charter. This episode is an introduction to the document and gets pretty dark. Lots more to come on this topic! Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Jul 6, 2018
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   0066: The AI we have is not the AI we want

   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0066-2018-04-01.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   May 3, 2018
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   0065: AGI Fire Alarm

   There’s No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence by Eliezer Yudkowsky http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0065-2018-03-18.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at...

   Apr 19, 2018
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   0064: AI Go Foom

   We discuss Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics by Eliezer Yudkowsky http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0064-2018-03-11.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Apr 5, 2018
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   0063: Ted’s Talk

   Ted gave a live talk a few weeks ago. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Mar 26, 2018
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   0062: There’s No Room at the Top

   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0062-2018-03-04.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

   Mar 16, 2018
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    0061: Collapse Will Save Us

    Some believe civilization will collapse before the existential AI risk has a chance to play out. Are they right? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Mar 2, 2018
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    0060: Peter Scott’s Timeline For Artificial Intelligence Risks

    Timeline For Artificial Intelligence Risks Peter’s Superintelligence Year predictions (5% chance, 50%, 95%): 2032/2044/2059 You can get in touch with Peter at HumanCusp.com and [email protected] For reference (not discussed in this episode): Crisis of Control: How Artificial SuperIntelligences...

    Feb 13, 2018
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    0059: Unboxing the Spectre of a Meltdown

    SpectreAttack.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0059-2018-01-14.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jan 30, 2018
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    0058: Why Disregard the Risks?

    There are understandable reasons why accomplished leaders in AI disregard AI risks. We discuss what they might be. Wikipedia’s list of cognitive biases Alpha Zero Virtual Reality recorded January 7, 2017, originally posted to Concerning.AI...

    Jan 16, 2018
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    0057: Waymo is Everybody?

    If the Universe Is Teeming With Aliens, Where is Everybody? http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0057-2017-11-12.mp3 Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jan 2, 2018
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    0056: Julia Hu of Lark, an AI Health Coach

    Julia Hu, founder and CEO of Lark, an AI health coach, is our guest this episode. Her tech is really cool and clearly making a positive difference in lots of people's lives right now. Longer term, she doesn't see much to worry about. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence…

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    Dec 19, 2017
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    0055: Sean Lane

    Ted had a fascinating conversation with Sean Lane, founder and CEO of Crosschx. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Dec 5, 2017
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    0054: Predictions of When

    We often talk about how know one really knows when the singularity might happen (if it does), when human-level AI will exist (if ever), when we might see superintelligence, etc. Back in January, we made up a 3 number system for talking about our own predictions and asked our community on facebook...

    Nov 21, 2017
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    0053: Listener Feedback

    Great voice memos from listeners led to interesting conversations. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Nov 7, 2017
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    0052: Paths to AGI #4: Robots Revisited

    We continue our mini series about paths to AGI. Sam Harris’s podcast about the nature of consciousness Robot or Not podcast See also: 0050: Paths to AGI #3: Personal Assistants 0047: Paths to AGI #2: Robots 0046: Paths to AGI #1: Tools...

    Oct 24, 2017
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    0051: Rodney Brooks Says Not To Worry

    Rodney Brooks article: The Seven Deadly Sins of Predicting the Future of AI Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Oct 10, 2017
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    0050: Paths to AGI #3: Personal Assistants

    3rd in a series about future of current narrow AIs. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Sep 25, 2017
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    0049: After On by Rob Reid

    Read After On by Rob Reid, before you listen or because you listen. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Sep 11, 2017
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    0047: Paths to AGI #2: Robots

    This is our 2nd episode thinking about possible paths to superintelligence focusing on one kind of narrow AI each show. This episode is about embodiment and robots. It's possible we never really agreed about what we were talking about and need to come back to robots. Future ideas for this series...

    Sep 5, 2017
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    0048: AI XPrize and Thrival Festival (special mini-episode)

    For show notes, please see https://concerning.ai/2017/08/29/0048-ai-xprize-and-thrival-festival-special-mini-episode/ Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Aug 29, 2017
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    0046: Paths to AGI #1: Tools

    How might we get from today's narrow AIs to AGI? This episode focus is tools. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Aug 22, 2017
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    0045: We Enjoy Our Stories

    Is all AI-involved science fiction the same? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Aug 8, 2017
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    0044: Nexus Trilogy

    We talked about the Nexus Trilogy of novels as a way to further our thinking about the wizard hat idea Tim Urban wrote about in his article about Elon Musk's Neuralink. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at...

    Jun 21, 2017
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    0043: Not a Propeller Hat Episode

    Are we living our lives as if AI were an existential threat? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jun 5, 2017
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    0042: Listener Feedback

    Listener Feedback this episode Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    May 22, 2017
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    0041: Can Neuralink Save Us?

    Tim Urban's article at Wait But Why: Elon Musk's Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    May 5, 2017
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    0040: If it were superintelligent, it would be hard to argue with

    Mostly a listener feedback episode. Lots of great stuff here! Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Apr 15, 2017
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    0039: We Need More Sparrow Fables

    We need better language to talk about these difficult technical topics. See https://concerning.ai/2017/03/31/0039-we-need-more-sparrow-fables/ for notes. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at...

    Mar 31, 2017
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    0038: We Don’t Want to Die

    See https://concerning.ai/2017/03/17/0038-we-dont-want-to-die/ Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Mar 17, 2017
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    0037: Listeners Gone Wild

    Listener Voicemail & Comments Eric’s voicemail Evan’s comment (Our interview with Evan: ep 0011: Evan Prodromou, AI practitioner (part 1), ep 0012: Evan Prodromou, AI practitioner (part 2) John’s comment Ted got the author’s name wrong Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (25:12) Moving on from...

    Mar 4, 2017
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    0036: Baby You Can Drive My Car

    Main topic of this show: Unexpected Consequences of Self Driving Cars by Rodney Brooks Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Feb 21, 2017
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    0035: New Water Story

    What should our values be? Could "Life is Precious" replace the Consumption Story? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Feb 15, 2017
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    Concerning AI: Episode XXXIV – A New Hope

    Do we need to do philosophy on a deadline? Can AI help make us better humans? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Feb 8, 2017
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    0033: Mind Game and the Curse of Dimensionality

    Wind up your propeller hats! This one is a doozy. Hopefully someone can explain it to me (Ted). Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jan 31, 2017
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    0032: Westworld

    In which we talk about Westworld, among other things. Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jan 25, 2017
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    0031: Listener Feedback

    Too time constrained for show notes this time. If you want to send us notes to be added here, please do it! Best place to reach is is the Concerning AI group on Facebook. All of the listener feedback in this episode comes from that group. Thank you all! Subscribe in Overcast, iTunes, or through…

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    Jan 17, 2017
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    0030: Season 2, Episode 1

    It's been a while since we recorded. What have we been up to? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jan 12, 2017
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    0029: I Disagree, Therefore I am

    We recorded this episode on Nov 6, 2016, two days before the US election. Sorry it’s taken so long to get out. Also, no show notes due to need to simply get it published and avoid further delay. Enjoy! http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0029-2016-11-06.mp3 Concerning AI |...

    Nov 21, 2016
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    0028: Food for Thought

    Nick Bostrom’s Superintelligence Fiction from Liu Cixin: The Three Body Problem The Dark Forest Death’s End We’re a lot more beautiful if we try. (5:41) The Upward Spiral (9:45) Are we getting any wiser? (12:43) What are we trying for? To continue an aesthetic lineage. (13:55) Kurzweil. When the...

    Oct 18, 2016
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    0027: Listener Feedback and the Locality Effect

    Korey’s comment: … one question you asked on ‘The Locality Principle’, was what other people are doing to avert a possible AIpocalypse; I’m starting a company! An entertainment venture with one driving purpose: to create a fully realized virtual world, one with as many complex and varied entities...

    Sep 29, 2016
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    0026: The Locality Principle

    http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0026-2016-09-18.mp3 These notes won’t be much use without listening to the episode, but if you do listen, one or two of you might find one or two of them helpful. Lyle Cantor‘s comment (excerpt) in the Concerning AI Facebook group…

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    Sep 22, 2016
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    0025: The Concerning AI Summer is Over

    Some things we talked about: Companies developing narrow AI, not giving one thought about AI safety, because just getting the thing to work at all is really hard. Self-driving cars and how fast they’re progressing Difference between Open AI and MIRI in approach Weaponized offense and defense...

    Sep 12, 2016
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    0024: Simulation Revisited

    No notes this time, just a speculative conversation about some possible implications of the idea that we could be living in a simulation. Subscribe in Overcast, iTunes, or though our feed. To get in touch with us, visit the Concerning AI Facebook group....

    Jul 21, 2016
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    0023: That Would Just Be Absurd

    Are people better than robots? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    Jun 10, 2016
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    0022: A Few Useful Things to Know about Machine Learning

    This episode, we talk about this paper: A Few Useful Things to Know about Machine Learning Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    May 29, 2016
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    0021: Some of ’em wear dapper suits

    We want robot surgeons, bus and taxi drivers and investment advisors. Do you? Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://concerning.ai/

    May 9, 2016