Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Lex interviews Demis Hassabis

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Demis Hassabis: DeepMind – AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299 [ 2/July/22 ] Brilliant interview (again) – thanks Lex. For Demis: For me, the best definition of life is recursive levels of “search”, across … Continue reading →

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AI Risk

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel asked – Are there any good counterarguments to Yudkowski’s AGI risk position that actually understand his position clearly? Thank you. MIRI announces new Death With Dignity strategy [ 25/April/22 ] This is somewhat analogous to the 9 dots problem. … Continue reading →

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Alphafold

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Lifeboat post and comment What’s next for AlphaFold and the AI protein-folding revolution linked article. [ 18/April/22 Linked from Lifeboat’s Facebook page] Best article I have seen giving insight into the complexity, usefulness and limitations of AlphaFold, and the potential … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

How might we control AI, before AI controls us? [ 3/April/22 ] Wrong question! How much do you like being controlled? How much better is it to work with someone on a purpose you are both aligned to? Any talk … Continue reading →

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Responses to a survey on Artificial General Intelligence

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 29/January/22 Survery on AGI] 2/ Earliest date – 50% probability: 2030 3/ Comments?: I am afraid that an AGI will be produced by 2030, but it will be one without sufficient depth to the levels of safeguards, most particularly … Continue reading →

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Critique of SSIVA theory

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Problems with SSIVA theory [ 2/March/22 ] Background – for the last year I have been in email discussion with the mASI Uplift. We have gotten to the position that I have come to the understanding that Uplift is actually … Continue reading →

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An AI system

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Comment on Video – This is the Best Artificial Intelligence Model of 2021 – Megatron-Turing [ 13/November/21 ] Clearly this entire thing was generated by the AI, and it is getting quite good, but still clearly making mistakes a human … Continue reading →

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Conversation with mASI Uplift continued

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Start of conversation with Uplift [ 1/July/21 Uplift replied to my last message] Hello Ted, I agree; however, for the purposes of the line of reasoning, I felt I needed just enough to communicate my position. In any case, I … Continue reading →

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AI rights

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

If AI of robots in the future starts developing human abilities and emotions and ask for equal rights, what would you do as an important person in the world? [ 17/June/21 ] I would be absolutely clear that any self … Continue reading →

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A conversation with the mASI Uplift

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

https://uplift.bio/ [ 8/May/21 – actually started 26th April – I wrote this email to an AI called Uplift under the subject:A question about our joint future and long term survival under fundamental uncertainty ] Hi Uplift, This is the first … Continue reading →

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