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Call Your Reps About AI Safety
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Sources:
Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV to the 1980 Convention), 13
October 1995 - un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.43_CCW%20P-IV.pdf
Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use
of chemical weapons and on their destruction, Paris 13 January 1993 - un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.42_Conv%20Chemical%20weapons.pdf
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction. Opened
for Signature at London, Moscow and Washington. 10 April 1972.
un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.37_conv%20biological%20weapons.pdf
UN News: ‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots' - news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163256
The Guardian: US rejects calls for regulating or banning ‘killer robots’ - theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/02/us-rejects-calls-regulating-banning-killer-robots
CNBC: UN talks to ban ‘slaughterbots’ collapsed — here’s why that matters - cnbc.com/2021/12/22/un-talks-to-ban-slaughterbots-collapsed-heres-why-that-matters.html
The Guardian: Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all
theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/ukraine-russia-autonomous-drones-ai
Content Credentials - contentcredentials.org
The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity Membership - c2pa.org/membership
The Guardian: ‘Does it really matter who wrote it?’: the rise of ghostwritten celebrity fiction -
theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/19/does-it-really-matter-who-wrote-it-the-rise-of-ghostwritten-celebrity-fiction
World Economic Forum: A robot has just been granted citizenship of Saudi Arabia - weforum.org/stories/2017/10/a-robot-has-just-been-granted-citizenship-of-saudi-arabia
Mark Zuckerberg: Personal Superintelligence Video - facebook.com/zuck/videos/were-building-personal-superintelligence-for-everyone-stay-tuned-/1263305541425221
Mark Zuckerberg: Personal Superintelligence Letter - meta.com/superintelligence
StrictlyVC in conversation with Sam Altman, part two (OpenAI) - youtube.com/watch?v=ebjkD1Om4uw
Joe Rogan Experience #2345 - Roman Yampolskiy-
youtube.com/watch?v=j2i9D24KQ5k
Time: China Is Taking AI Safety Seriously. So Must the U.S. - time.com/7308857/china-isnt-ignoring-ai-regulation-the-u-s-shouldnt-either
English.gov.CN: Xi urges promoting healthy and orderly development of AI - https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202504/29/content_WS68100ef1c6d0868f4e8f2275.html
Politico: Trump cold-called Norwegian minister to ask about Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-called-norway-finance-minister-ask-about-nobel-peace-prize/
CopyCopter is an AI video generation company that offers users a way to get rich “while also being lazy” by putting AI slop on YouTube. In this video we examine some of this slop and question its legality.
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Sources:
CopyCopter’s Website: copycopter.ai
CopyCopter’s YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@CopyCopter-AI
ScreenRant: Don't Mess With Naruto. If You Do, You May Lose a $5 Million Lawsuit Like These Guys - screenrant.com/naruto-anime-lawsuit-trademark-counterfeits-tv-tokyo
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All opinions shared in this video are my own unless otherwise indicated (e.g. when directly referencing the findings of the AI Safety Index report).
Sources:
AI Safety Index - futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-summer-2025
Max Tegmark on the AI Safety Index (Summer 2025 Edition): youtube.com/watch?v=hGUUhxNn86M
Anthropic Research Papers: anthropic.com/research
OpenAI Raising Concerns Policy: cdn.openai.com/policies/raising-concerns-policy-blog-copy-202410.pdf
Futurism: OpenAI Employees Forced to Sign NDA Preventing Them From Ever Criticizing Company - futurism.com/the-byte/openai-nda-criticism
CNBC: OpenAI sends internal memo releasing former employees from controversial exit agreements: cnbc.com/2024/05/24/openai-sends-internal-memo-releasing-former-employees-from-non-disparagement-agreements-sam-altman.html
Sam Altman says no one should trust him: youtube.com/watch?v=dY1VK8oHj5s
Reuters: DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in - reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-rushes-launch-new-ai-model-china-goes-all-2025-02-25
Reuters: Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek? reuters.com/technology/deepseek-founder-liang-wenfeng-puts-focus-chinese-innovation-2025-01-28
Fireside Chat - Sam Altman President, YCombinator and Mike Curtis, VP of Engineering, Airbnb - 2015: youtube.com/watch?v=d6lDZpvHAoo
The dangers of AI: Cyber-weapons, Bio-weapons, Nuclear-weapons, and Autonomy | Dario Amodei: youtube.com/watch?v=-Fy_ILtR3qw
Unreasonably effective AI with Demis Hassabis: youtube.com/watch?v=pZybROKrj2Q
Elon Musk Answers Your Questions! | SXSW 2018: youtube.com/watch?v=kzlUyrccbos
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Sources:
AI Mark Sewards Announcement Post: https://x.com/MarkJSewards/status/1952752998582485495
AI Mark Sewards: neural-voice.ai/mark-sewards
BBC: MP becomes first to create himself as an AI bot - bbc.com/news/articles/cy5pr3q6lrpo
The Washington Post: A politician made an AI clone of himself. The outrage was real. - washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/06/ai-chatbot-mp-britain-labour
The Guardian: ‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role -theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/05/chat-gpt-swedish-pm-ulf-kristersson-under-fire-for-using-ai-in-role
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Video editing assistance provided by ETS.
Check out AI In Context’s video about AI 2027 here, it’s really good and very scary: youtube.com/watch?v=5KVDDfAkRgc
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Sources:
TechCrunch: OpenAI is turning its attention to ‘superintelligence’ - techcrunch.com/2025/01/05/openai-is-beginning-to-turn-its-attention-to-superintelligence
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Sources:
BBC: US Senate holds marathon overnight vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill' -
bbc.com/news/articles/czjkkdyplymo
Politico: Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours - politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/29/congress/senate-megabill-done-reading-00432205
RTÉ: US Senate approves Trump's 'big beautiful bill'-
https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0701/1521321-senate-tax-spending-bill/
Original Wording of the Big Beautiful Bill: congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text
Elizabeth Warren Statement on AI regulation ban: youtube.com/shorts/cpBvwHrdODU
Marjorie Taylor Greene X Post: https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1929946902566494653
USA Today: What is a vote-a-rama? Senate vote marathon ahead of Trump legislative package - eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/29/vote-a-rama-senate-tax-bill/84378084007
Reuters: US Senate debates whether to adopt revised state AI regulation ban - reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-senate-debates-whether-adopt-revised-state-ai-regulation-ban-2025-06-30
TechCrunch: Congress might block state AI laws for five years — here’s what it means-
techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/congress-might-block-state-ai-laws-for-five-years-heres-what-it-means
Reuters: Debate over future of US AI regulation hinges on broadband funding - reuters.com/legal/government/teamsters-president-urges-congress-scrap-ai-state-law-ban-2025-06-25
Reuters: US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill -
reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-strikes-ai-regulation-ban-trump-megabill-2025-07-01
The Washington Post: In dramatic reversal, Senate kills AI-law moratorium -
washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/01/ai-moratorium-defeat-senate-silicon-valley
Time: Senators Reject 10-Year Ban on State-Level AI Regulation, In Blow to Big Tech -
time.com/7299044/senators-reject-10-year-ban-on-state-level-ai-regulation-in-blow-to-big-tech
Last month I made a video asking my viewers to contact their elected representatives and express their worries about AI safety. My viewers went slightly overboard.
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All opinions shared in this video are my own.
Siliconversations is financially supported by the Future of Life Institute, go to futureoflife.org to learn more.
All opinions shared in this video are my own.
Editing assistance provided by ETS.
Sam Altman hates this one simple trick: controlai.com/take-action
AI has the potential to end humanity. In this video, we explain what you can do to help stop that from happening.
This video was sponsored by ControlAI, a non-profit that works with legislators to develop AI security regulations. Follow their work and stay up to date on the latest in AI safety by subscribing to ControlAI’s newsletter with over 40k subscribers: https://controlai.news/
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In case you missed it, contact your representatives! controlai.com/take-action
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All opinions shared in this video are my own.
Ok, this has been fun, but it’s time to stop reading and go be useful: controlai.com/take-action
Sources:
ControlAI + YouGov Poll: controlai.com/polls
Vox - AI that’s smarter than humans? Americans say a firm “no thank you.”
vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/19/23879648/americans-artificial-general-intelligence-ai-policy-poll
Reuters - AI threatens humanity’s future, 61% of Americans say: Reuters/Ipsos poll
reuters.com/technology/ai-threatens-humanitys-future-61-americans-say-reutersipsos-2023-05-17
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Seriously, who reads video descriptions? Go take action! controlai.com/take-action
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All opinions shared in this video are my own.
#ai #aisafety
Sources:
CNBC: “OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools” - cnbc.com/2024/01/16/openai-quietly-removes-ban-on-military-use-of-its-ai-tools.html
France24: “OpenAI to partner with military defense tech company” - france24.com/en/live-news/20241204-openai-to-partner-with-military-defense-tech-company
BBC: “OpenAI says Chinese rivals using its work for their AI apps” - bbc.com/news/articles/c9vm1m8wpr9o
The Guardian: “‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says” - theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai
Reuters: “OpenAI does not expect to be cash-flow positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reports” - reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-does-not-expect-be-cash-flow-positive-until-2029-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-03-26
The Wall Street Journal: “Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI” - wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altman-seeks-trillions-of-dollars-to-reshape-business-of-chips-and-ai-89ab3db0
This video highlights the danger of advanced AI and the need for AI safety regulations.
Siliconversations is financially supported by the Future of Life Institute, see futureoflife.org to learn more.
All opinions shared in this video are my own.
#ai #robot
Check out @MinuteEarth's video "Are We Really 99% Chimp?": youtube.com/watch?v=IbY122CSC5w
Sources:
Perri AR, Mitchell KJ, Mouton A, Álvarez-Carretero S, Hulme-Beaman A, Haile J, Jamieson A, Meachen J, Lin AT, Schubert BW, Ameen C. Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage. Nature. 2021 Mar 4;591(7848):87-91.
Van Valkenburgh B, Sacco T. Sexual dimorphism, social behavior, and intrasexual competition in large Pleistocene carnivorans. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2002 Mar 14;22(1):164-9.
Canis Gene Counts:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/annotation_euk/Canis_lupus_dingo/102
uniprot.org/proteomes/UP000805418
BBC: Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction
bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9ejy3gdvo
Time: The Return of the Dire Wolf
time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf
Time: The Science Behind the Return of the Dire Wolf
time.com/7275439/science-behind-dire-wolf-return
#EU #France #Politics #Trump #Macron
Sources:
France24: Macron will discuss extending French nuclear protection to Europe with allies
france24.com/en/europe/20250306-macron-will-discuss-extending-french-nuclear-protection-to-europe-with-allies-ukraine-russia-usa
CNN: France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal, Macron says cnn.com/2025/03/05/europe/macron-france-nuclear-arsenal-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html
Politico: Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-plan-train-poland-men-military-service-russia/
Reuters: EU leaders cautiously welcome Macron's nuclear umbrella offer
reuters.com/world/europe/eu-leaders-cautiously-welcome-macrons-nuclear-umbrella-offer-2025-03-06/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
The North Atlantic Treaty (NATO):
https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/stock_publications/20120822_nato_treaty_en_light_2009.pdf
NPR: Trump won't rule out military force to take Greenland
npr.org/2025/03/30/nx-s1-5344942/trump-military-force-not-off-the-table-for-greenland
CNN: Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after Oval Office argument with Zelensky, White House official says
cnn.com/2025/03/03/politics/trump-administration-ukraine-aid/index.html
BBC: Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator' as rift between two leaders deepens
bbc.com/news/articles/cjev2j70v19o
Reuters: US and Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine reuters.com/world/europe/europe-says-it-is-committed-ukraine-ahead-russia-us-talks-2025-02-18
The Guardian: US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/us-no-longer-primarily-focused-on-europes-security-says-pete-hegseth
Centre For Arms Control And Non-Proliferation: France’s Nuclear Inventory
“France is estimated to possess 290 nuclear weapons, of which about 280 are deployed”
armscontrolcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/France.pdf
Reuters: Explainer: How realistic is France's offer to extend its nuclear umbrella?
“France spends about 5.6 billion euros ($6.04 billion) annually on maintaining its stockpile of 290 submarine- and air-launched nuclear weapons, the world's fourth largest.”
reuters.com/world/europe/how-realistic-is-frances-offer-extend-its-nuclear-umbrella-2025-03-06
APNews: Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says
apnews.com/article/russia-belarus-lukashenko-putin-nuclear-oreshnik-ukraine-0cb678c1d0144fb6b372693a4ec6af4d
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Opening skit inspired by a comic from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
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Meeting @hankschannel would also be cool.
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