Cold Takes

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In previous pieces, I argued that there's a real and large risk of AI systems' developing dangerous goals of their own and defeating all of humanity - at least in the absence of specific efforts to prevent this from happening. I discussed why it could be hard to build AI systems without this risk and how it might be doable.

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Cold Takes

JANUARY 25, 2023

In the most important century series, I argued that the 21st century could be the most important century ever for humanity, via the development of advanced AI systems that could dramatically speed up scientific and technological advancement, getting us more quickly than most people imagine to a deeply unfamiliar future.

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Cold Takes

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This piece is about what major AI companies can do (and not do) to be helpful. By “major AI companies,” I mean the sorts of AI companies that are advancing the state of the art, and/or could play a major role in how very powerful AI systems end up getting used.

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Cold Takes

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Let’s say you’re convinced that AI could make this the most important century of all time for humanity. Most of today’s opportunities are concentrated in the US and UK, where the biggest AI companies (and AI-focused nonprofits) are. What can you do to help things go well instead of poorly?

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