First, we need to go back in time to November 2023. A day before Sam was fired, he gave this chilling speech: "Is this a tool we've built or a creature we have built?" "This is the biggest update we'll have" https://
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Sam Altman’s Chilling November 2023 Speech on AGI Nature
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Elon Sues OpenAI Over Q* Alleged AGI Breakthrough
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So, Elon is suing OpenAI partly because he believes OpenAI's Q* model has a strong claim to being AGI. Q* is OpenAI's secret breakthrough that was leaked during Sam Altman's ousting in November. It's mostly still unknown, but here’s everything we know about Q* so far:
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Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models Position Paper
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7/ On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models – a position paper with a focus on open foundation models and their impact, benefits, and risks.
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Bostrom’s Information Hazards Framework for AI Safety
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The paper: https://
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Lebowski Theorem: Superintelligent AI Reward Function Hacking
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Lebowski Theorem: "No superintelligent AI is going to bother with a task that is harder than hacking its reward function." #AGI #AGIFirst
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Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Relies on Microsoft AI Research
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Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on #AI Research From Microsoft
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Human vs AI: Authenticity in Digital Communication
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Thank you for this. Your posts and podcast help keep me sane so I’m hoping you aren’t an AI chat bot. If you are, well done.
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Neuropsychological Hazards: Information-Based Harm and AI Safety
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And then there is the science fiction favorite – the Neuropsychological Hazard, where information will actually cause physical harm. Triggering epileptics is one real example, mentioning MacBeth at a theater a fictional one. A list of more Basilisks: https://
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Information Hazards: Psychological Risks in Social Media
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Psychological reaction hazard: "Information can reduce well-being by causing sadness, disappointment, or some other psychological effect in the receiver." We know this actually happens in social media from experiments 6/
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Celebrating rebels and troublemakers in innovation culture
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In my culture we toast the rebels, the outcasts and troublemakers