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Nature
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Future of Humanity Institute shuts: what's next for 'deep future' research?

The research discipline of studying and preventing existential risks is crucial for mitigating threats that could lead to human extinction or civilization collapse. [ more ]
Entrepreneur
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk: AI Could Outsmart Humanity By Next Year | Entrepreneur

AI technology advancing rapidly, potentially surpassing human intelligence soon.
Concerns raised by Elon Musk about potential risks associated with AI technology. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

AI could have catastrophic consequences is Canada ready? | CBC News

Nations, including Canada, are urged to implement safeguards on advanced AI systems to prevent catastrophic risks.
Gladstone AI's report warns of losing control over potential future AGI systems and the need for countermeasures. [ more ]
Patently-O
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The AGI Lawsuit: Elon Musk vs. OpenAI and the Quest for Artificial General Intelligence that Benefits Humanity

Elon Musk alleges OpenAI strayed from its altruistic vision by aligning with Microsoft and focusing on profits.
Elon Musk raises concerns about OpenAI's development of advanced artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems like GPT-4 and Q*. [ more ]
RT @SpirosMargaris: Yoshua Bengio helped invent #DeepLearning.

Now he’s trying to make it #safe.

https://t.co/ETiJlRZmkV #fintech #Arti…
www.vox.com
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Yoshua Bengio helped invent deep learning. Now he's trying to make it safe.

Yoshua Bengio, scientific director of Mila Quebec AI Institute, has been a leader in the field of deep learning for many years.
Bengio has expanded his focus to include societal and existential risks posed by AI progress.
He believes that the rapid progress of AI capability towards matching human intelligence could happen within a few years or decades. [ more ]
www.vox.com
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Yoshua Bengio helped invent deep learning. Now he's trying to make it safe.

Yoshua Bengio, scientific director of Mila Quebec AI Institute, has been a leader in the field of deep learning for many years.
Bengio has expanded his focus to include societal and existential risks posed by AI progress.
He believes that the rapid progress of AI capability towards matching human intelligence could happen within a few years or decades. [ more ]
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