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Autonomous AI Agents
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Most apocalyptic scenarios involve an AI acting as an autonomous agent, pursuing goals that conflict with human ones. Many people reject AI risk, saying that machines can’t have real goals or intentions. However, agency seems nebulous; and subtracting “real” agency from the scenario doesn’t seem to remove the risk. https://betterwithout.ai/agency A video in which white blood cells look as if they have agency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KrCmBNiJRI The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s 2021 Report, which recommends spending $32bn per year on AI research to dramatically increase weapon systems agency: https://www.nscai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Full-Report-Digital-1.pdf You can support the podcast and get episodes a week early, by supporting the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/fluidityaudiobooks If you like the show, consider buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattarnold Original music by Kevin MacLeod. This podcast is under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial International 4.0 License.
Released:
Sep 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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