With AI Impacts, we’re pleased to announce an essay competition on the automation of wisdom and philosophy. Submissions are due by July 14th. The first prize is $10,000, and there is a total of $25,000 in prizes available.

Submit an entry via this form.

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Background

AI is likely to automate more and more categories of thinking with time.

By default, the direction the world goes in will be a result of the choices people make, and these choices will be informed by the best thinking available to them. People systematically make better, wiser choices when they understand more about issues, and when they are advised by deep and wise thinking.

Advanced AI will reshape the world, and create many new situations with potentially high-stakes decisions for people to make. To what degree people will understand these [...]

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(00:33) Background

(01:52) Scope

(02:50) Automation of wisdom

(03:29) Automation of philosophy

(04:13) Thinking ahead

(05:10) Ecosystems

(06:15) Judging

(08:04) Details

(09:41) FAQ on the automation of wisdom and philosophy

(09:46) What's the basic idea here?

(10:08) What do you want to know about such automation?

(10:56) What do you mean by “wisdom” and “philosophy”?

(11:48) What threats are you concerned about?

(11:57) Unwise human actions

(12:30) Human philosophical errors

(12:53) Unwise AI actions

(13:20) AI philosophical errors

(13:54) Is there a particular threat model you’re focused on?

(14:33) Automating wisdom, philosophy — isn’t this all just AI capabilities work?

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