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Back to SearchAISN #9: Statement on Extinction Risks, Competitive Pressures, and When Will AI Reach Human-Level? .
Top Scientists Warn of Extinction Risks from AI
Last week, hundreds of AI scientists and notable public figures signed a public statement on AI risks …
2 years, 11 months ago
AISN #8: Why AI could go rogue, how to screen for AI risks, and grants for research on democratic governance of AI.
Yoshua Bengio makes the case for rogue AI
AI systems pose a variety of different risks. Renowned AI scientist Yoshua Bengio recently argued for one pa…
3 years ago
AISN #7: Disinformation, recommendations for AI labs, and Senate hearings on AI.
How AI enables disinformation
Yesterday, a fake photo generated by an AI tool showed an explosion at the Pentagon. The photo was falsely attributed to…
3 years ago
AISN #6: Examples of AI safety progress, Yoshua Bengio proposes a ban on AI agents, and lessons from nuclear arms control .
Examples of AI safety progress
Training AIs to behave safely and beneficially is difficult. They might learn to game their reward function, deceive hu…
3 years ago
AISN #5: Geoffrey Hinton speaks out on AI risk, the White House meets with AI labs, and Trojan attacks on language models.
Geoffrey Hinton is concerned about existential risks from AI
Geoffrey Hinton won the Turing Award for his work on AI. Now he says that part of him reg…
3 years ago
AISN #4: AI and cybersecurity, persuasive AIs, weaponization, and Hinton talks AI risks.
Cybersecurity Challenges in AI Safety
Meta accidentally leaks a language model to the public. Meta’s newest language model, LLaMa, was publicly leaked…
3 years, 1 month ago
AISN #3: AI policy proposals and a new challenger approaches.
Policy Proposals for AI Safety
Critical industries rely on the government to protect consumer safety. The FAA approves new airplane designs, the FDA t…
3 years, 1 month ago
AISN #2: ChaosGPT and the rise of language model agents, evolutionary pressures and AI, AI safety in the media.
ChaosGPT and the Rise of Language Agents
Chatbots like ChatGPT usually only respond to one prompt at a time, and a human user must provide a new promp…
3 years, 1 month ago
AISN #1: Public opinion on AI, plugging ChatGPT into the internet, and the economic impacts of language models..
Growing concerns about rapid AI progress
Recent advancements in AI have thrust it into the center of attention. What do people think about the risks o…
3 years, 1 month ago