Should we pause AI? Here’s the debate.

If superintelligent AI could cause human extinction, why don’t we simply stop building ever more advanced AI? This proposal is widely debated. In this video, we outline the main arguments, practical difficulties, and proposed responses.

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PauseAI proposal: https://pauseai.info/proposal

OpenAI protest: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-02-13/ai-protest-at-openai-hq-in-san-francisco-focuses-on-military-work

Anthropic CEO on AI taking over coding: https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/anthropic-ceo-predicts-ai-will-take-over-coding-in-12-months/488533

Situational Awareness: https://situational-awareness.ai/lock-down-the-labs/

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto: https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/

PauseAI (Polls and surveys): https://pauseai.info/polls-and-surveys

MIRI (2024 communications strategy): https://intelligence.org/2024/05/29/miri-2024-communications-strategy/

Yudkowsky's Time magazine letter: https://time.com/6266923/ai-eliezer-yudkowsky-open-letter-not-enough/

AI Lab Watch (Anthropic risk assessment): https://ailabwatch.org/companies/anthropic/#risk-assessment

AI Lab Watch (DeepMind risk assessment): https://ailabwatch.org/companies/deepmind/#risk-assessment

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