@VayuRobotics is designing light, low-speed robots for local deliveries. These robots have about 1% of the kinetic energy of a 50 mph car and a much shorter stopping distance, which makes it far easier to make them safe. (2/3)
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University of Toronto Explains Deep Learning to Non-Technical Audiences
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The University of Toronto made a video for a non technical audience in which I explain how deep learning works, the enormous promise of this technology and some of the potential risks. https://
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AI Risks Consensus Among Researchers and Policymakers
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I used to talk to Andrew a lot and it was great to catch up again and get his take on the various risks posed by recent developments in AI. We agreed on a lot of things, especially on the need for the researchers to arrive at a consensus view of the risks to inform policy makers.
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Balancing AI Development with Safety Investment
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There is so much possible benefit that I think we should continue to develop it but also put comparable resources into making sure its safe.
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Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could eliminate humanity amid commercial interests
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Dishonest CBC headline:
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Superintelligence Control: Preventing AI Manipulation and Power Takeover
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and for a long time, most people thought the earth was flat. If we did make something MUCH smarter than us, what is your plan for making sure it doesn't manipulate us into giving it control?
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Digital Intelligence Overtaking Humans: 5-20 Year Timeline Prediction
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I now predict 5 to 20 years but without much confidence. We live in very uncertain times. It's possible that I am totally wrong about digital intelligence overtaking us. Nobody really knows which is why we should worry now.
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Former Employee Clarifies Departure Reasons from Google
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Maybe I over-reacted. When I read it I thought it could easily be interpreted as implying that I left so that I could criticize Google and that is certainly not the case.
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Leaving Google to discuss AI dangers without bias
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In the NYT today, Cade Metz implies that I left Google so that I could criticize Google. Actually, I left so that I could talk about the dangers of AI without considering how this impacts Google. Google has acted very responsibly.
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ChatGPT: The Public Awakening to AI’s Phase Transition Moment
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Not exactly. Google has had comparable big transformer models for several years, but chatGPT was the moment the general public began to understand the phase transition we are witnessing. It's a bit like Yann's convnets and the Alexnet moment in 2012.