MIRI Updates
The [latest IPCC] report says, “If you put into place all these technologies and international agreements, we could still stop warming at [just] 2 degrees.” My own assessment is that the kinds of actions you’d need to do that are...
On September 18th, MIRI research fellow Nate Soares spoke at Purdue University’s Dawn or Doom seminar. Slides, video, and a transcript of his talk — “Why ain’t you rich? Why Our Current Understanding of ‘Rational Choice’ Isn’t Good Enough for...
Research Updates Our major project last month was our Friendly AI technical agenda overview and supporting papers, the former of which is now in late draft form but not yet ready for release. 4 new expert interviews, including...
Dr. Kristinn R. Thórisson is an Icelandic Artificial Intelligence researcher, founder of the Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines (IIIM) and co-founder and former co-director of CADIA: Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents. Thórisson is one of the leading...
On Thursday, September 18th Purdue University is hosting the seminar Dawn or Doom: The New Technology Explosion. Speakers include James Barrat, author of Our Final Invention, and MIRI research fellow Nate Soares. Nate’s talk title and abstract are: Why ain’t...
Kenneth Hayworth is president of the Brain Preservation Foundation (BPF), an organization formed to skeptically evaluate cryonic and other potential human preservation technologies by examining how well they preserve the brain’s neural circuitry at the nanometer scale. Hayworth is also...