Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence

Concerning AI | Existential Risk From Artificial Intelligence episodes:

• 10.23.2018

  0070: We Don’t Get to Choose

  Or do we?   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0070-2018-09-30.mp3

  
• 09.05.2018

  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...

  
• 07.23.2018

  0068: Sanityland: More on Assassination Squads

  Sane or insane?

  
• 07.06.2018

  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!

  
• 05.03.2018

  0066: The AI we have is not the AI we want

  http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0066-2018-04-01.mp3

  
• 04.19.2018

  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

  
• 04.05.2018

  0064: AI Go Foom

  We discuss Intelligence Explosion Microeconomics by Eliezer Yudkowsky   http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0064-2018-03-11.mp3

  
• 03.26.2018

  0063: Ted’s Talk

  Ted gave a live talk a few weeks ago.

  
• 03.16.2018

  0062: There’s No Room at the Top

  http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0062-2018-03-04.mp3

  
• 03.02.2018

  0061: Collapse Will Save Us

  Some believe civilization will collapse before the existential AI risk has a chance to play out. Are they right?

  
• 02.13.2018

  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 May Destroy Or Save the Human...

  
• 01.30.2018

  0059: Unboxing the Spectre of a Meltdown

  SpectreAttack.com               http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0059-2018-01-14.mp3

  
• 01.16.2018

  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 http://traffic.libsyn.com/friendlyai/ConcerningAI-episode-0058-2018-01-07.mp3

  
• 01.02.2018

  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

  
• 12.19.2017

  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...

  
• 12.05.2017

  0055: Sean Lane

  Ted had a fascinating conversation with Sean Lane, founder and CEO of Crosschx.

  
• 11.21.2017

  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...

  
• 11.07.2017

  0053: Listener Feedback

  Great voice memos from listeners led to interesting conversations.

  
• 10.24.2017

  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...

  
• 10.10.2017

  0051: Rodney Brooks Says Not To Worry

  Rodney Brooks article: The Seven Deadly Sins of Predicting the Future of AI

  
• 09.25.2017

  0050: Paths to AGI #3: Personal Assistants

  3rd in a series about future of current narrow AIs.

  
• 09.11.2017

  0049: After On by Rob Reid

  Read After On by Rob Reid, before you listen or because you listen.

  
• 09.05.2017

  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...

  
• 08.29.2017

  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/

  
• 08.22.2017

  0046: Paths to AGI #1: Tools

  How might we get from today's narrow AIs to AGI? This episode focus is tools.

  
• 08.08.2017

  0045: We Enjoy Our Stories

  Is all AI-involved science fiction the same?

  
• 06.21.2017

  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.

  
• 06.05.2017

  0043: Not a Propeller Hat Episode

  Are we living our lives as if AI were an existential threat?

  
• 05.22.2017

  0042: Listener Feedback

  Listener Feedback this episode

  
• 05.05.2017

  0041: Can Neuralink Save Us?

  Tim Urban's article at Wait But Why: Elon Musk's Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future

  
• 04.15.2017

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

  Mostly a listener feedback episode. Lots of great stuff here!

  
• 03.31.2017

  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.

  
• 03.17.2017

  0038: We Don’t Want to Die

  See https://concerning.ai/2017/03/17/0038-we-dont-want-to-die/

  
• 03.04.2017

  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...

  
• 02.21.2017

  0036: Baby You Can Drive My Car

  Main topic of this show: Unexpected Consequences of Self Driving Cars by Rodney Brooks

  
• 02.15.2017

  0035: New Water Story

  What should our values be? Could "Life is Precious" replace the Consumption Story?

  
• 02.08.2017

  Concerning AI: Episode XXXIV – A New Hope

  Do we need to do philosophy on a deadline? Can AI help make us better humans?

  
• 01.31.2017

  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).

  
• 01.25.2017

  0032: Westworld

  In which we talk about Westworld, among other things.

  
• 01.17.2017

  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...

  
• 01.12.2017

  0030: Season 2, Episode 1

  It's been a while since we recorded. What have we been up to?

  
• 11.21.2016

  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

  
• 10.18.2016

  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?...

  
• 09.29.2016

  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...

  
• 09.22.2016

  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: Regarding...

  
• 09.12.2016

  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...

  
• 07.21.2016

  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...

  
• 06.10.2016

  0023: That Would Just Be Absurd

  Are people better than robots?

  
• 05.29.2016

  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

  
• 05.09.2016

  0021: Some of ’em wear dapper suits

  We want robot surgeons, bus and taxi drivers and investment advisors. Do you?