Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, but new advancements have brought the technology to the fore. Experts say its rise could mirror previous technological revolutions, adding billions of dollars worth of productivity to the global economy while introducing a slew of new risks that could upend the global geopolitical order and the nature of society itself. More From Our Experts Managing these risks will be essential, and a global debate over AI governance is raging as major powers such as the United States, China, and European Union (EU) take increasingly divergent approaches toward regulating the technology Continue reading →

2 min read The major LLM players, as well as third-party developers using LLM APIs, will get us to genuinely AGI-ish levels during 2024. Continue reading →

Midjourney The Nature of AI Cognition AIs current state is a far cry from human-like cognition. Todays AI systems, even the most advanced ones, operate based on algorithms and data patterns. They lack the intrinsic qualities of human thought, such as consciousness, emotion, and understanding Continue reading →

The Greater Picture: Shifting Focus to the Ethics and Security in AGI Development In todays rapidly evolving world, the focus of global media often centers around ongoing conflicts. However, theres a pressing need to redirect the worlds attention to a more subtle yet potentially more impactful domain: the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This piece argues for the significance of focusing on Stand with Beneficial AGI and the imperative of creating an open-source, decentralized AGI system. Continue reading →

Created with http://www.kittl.com Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, and Strategies by Nick Bostrom is a fundamental study in the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics that investigates the potential influence of superintelligent robots on humans. The 2014 book focuses into the risks and concerns associated with the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), a type of intelligence that outperforms human skills in almost every subject Continue reading →

In the field of artificial intelligence, OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, along with the companys ChatGTP chatbot and its mysterious Q* AI model, have emerged as leading forces within Silicon Valley. While advancements in AI may hold the potential for positive future developments, OpenAIs Q* and other AI platforms have also led to concerns among government officials worldwide, who increasingly warn about possible threats to humanity that could arise from such technologies. Among the years most significant controversies involving AI, in November Altman was released from his duties as CEO of OpenAI, only to be reinstated 12 days later amidst a drama that left several questions that, to date, remain unresolved. Continue reading →

A standard method to assess whether machines are conscious has not yet been devised.Credit: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Could artificial intelligence (AI) systems become conscious? A coalition of consciousness scientists says that, at the moment, no one knows and it is expressing concern about the lack of inquiry into the question. Continue reading →

Don't you hate it when the godfathers disagree? On one side, we have former Google scientist Dr. Geoffrey Hinton warning that we're going too fast and AIs could ruin everything from jobs to truth Continue reading →

Some researchers think that AI could eventually achieve general intelligence, matching and even exceeding humans on most tasks.Credit: Charles Taylor/Alamy Will an artificial intelligence (AI) superintelligence appear suddenly, or will scientists see it coming, and have a chance to warn the world? Thats a question that has received a lot of attention recently, with the rise of large language models, such as ChatGPT, which have achieved vast new abilities as their size has grown. Some findings point to emergence, a phenomenon in which AI models gain intelligence in a sharp and unpredictable way Continue reading →

Experts from around the world are sounding alarm bells to signal the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Earlier this year, hundreds of tech leaders and AI specialists signed a one-sentence letter released by the Center for AI Safety that read mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war. In a2022 survey, half of researchers indicated they believed theres at least a 10 percent chance human-level AI causes human extinction. Continue reading →