Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Many of those who are 100% convinced by Nick Bostrom’s arguments about the potential for a runaway superintelligence tend to share certain beliefs about the world - is it possible that his case hits *much* differently depending on one’s starting assumptions?
- Links for the Curious -
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, & Strategies (Bostrom, 2014) - dorshon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/superintelligence-paths-dangers-strategies-by-nick-bostrom.pdf
Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (Maciej Cegłowski, 2016) - idlewords.com/talks/superintelligence.htm
Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery (Urbina et al, 2022) - nature.com/articles/s42256-022-00465-9
A Collection of Definitions of Intelligence (Legg & Hutter, 2006) - vetta.org/documents/A-Collection-of-Definitions-of-Intelligence.pdf
How to Think Rationally about World Problems (Stanovich, 2018) - keithstanovich.com/Site/Research_on_Reasoning_files/Stanovich_JOI_2018.pdf
MIRI 990 Tax Documentation, 2020 - intelligence.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/990-2020.pdf
Should We Fear Artificial Intelligence? (Startalk, 2015) - youtube.com/watch?v=1IFQsfTEm8s
On NYT Magazine on AI: Resist the Urge to be Impressed (Bender, 2022) - medium.com/@emilymenonbender/on-nyt-magazine-on-ai-resist-the-urge-to-be-impressed-3d92fd9a0edd
IBM's AI Ethics, focusing on social & practical problems with AI systems - ibm.com/cloud/learn/ai-ethics
Artifice and Intelligence (Tucker, 2022) - https://techpolicy.press/artifice-and-intelligence/
Many of those who are 100% convinced by Nick Bostrom’s arguments about the potential for a runaway superintelligence tend to share certain beliefs about the world - is it possible that his case hits *much* differently depending on one’s starting assumptions?
- Links for the Curious -
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, & Strategies (Bostrom, 2014) - dorshon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/superintelligence-paths-dangers-strategies-by-nick-bostrom.pdf
Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (Maciej Cegłowski, 2016) - idlewords.com/talks/superintelligence.htm
Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery (Urbina et al, 2022) - nature.com/articles/s42256-022-00465-9
A Collection of Definitions of Intelligence (Legg & Hutter, 2006) - vetta.org/documents/A-Collection-of-Definitions-of-Intelligence.pdf
How to Think Rationally about World Problems (Stanovich, 2018) - keithstanovich.com/Site/Research_on_Reasoning_files/Stanovich_JOI_2018.pdf
MIRI 990 Tax Documentation, 2020 - intelligence.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/990-2020.pdf
Should We Fear Artificial Intelligence? (Startalk, 2015) - youtube.com/watch?v=1IFQsfTEm8s
On NYT Magazine on AI: Resist the Urge to be Impressed (Bender, 2022) - medium.com/@emilymenonbender/on-nyt-magazine-on-ai-resist-the-urge-to-be-impressed-3d92fd9a0edd
IBM's AI Ethics, focusing on social & practical problems with AI systems - ibm.com/cloud/learn/ai-ethics
Artifice and Intelligence (Tucker, 2022) - https://techpolicy.press/artifice-and-intelligence/
