Mikhail Samin

Reality refuses to be confusing around Eliezer! Please don’t read this tweet if you might experience this IRL- spoilers! I have an awesome spinner. I use it as a fun test of the core rationality skill to be surprised by fiction more than by rationality: I ask people to give a…

Decision theorist Eliezer Yudkowsky has a simple message: superintelligent AI could probably kill us all. So the question becomes: Is it possible to build powerful artificial minds that are obedient, even benevolent? In a fiery talk, Yudkowsky explores why we need to act immediately to ensure smarter-than-human AI systems don't lead to our extinction. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas:

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A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”

A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”