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Jun 26, 2023
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5 min 588 words 151 comments 70 likes podcast
Scott Alexander summarizes the AI-focused issue of Asterisk Magazine, highlighting key articles on AI forecasting, testing, and impacts. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents an overview of the latest issue of Asterisk Magazine, which focuses on AI. He highlights several articles, including his own piece on forecasting AI progress, interviews with experts on AI testing and China's AI situation, discussions on the future of microchips and AI's impact on economic growth, and various other pieces on AI safety, regulation, and related topics. The post also mentions non-AI articles and congratulates the Asterisk team on their work. Shorter summary
Aug 08, 2022
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24 min 3,004 words 643 comments 176 likes podcast
Scott examines why the AI safety community isn't more actively opposing AI development, exploring the complex dynamics between AI capabilities and safety efforts. Longer summary
Scott Alexander discusses the complex relationship between AI capabilities research and AI safety efforts, exploring why the AI safety community is not more actively opposing AI development. He explains how major AI companies were founded by safety-conscious individuals, the risks of a 'race dynamic' in AI development, and the challenges of regulating AI globally. The post concludes that the current cooperation between AI capabilities companies and the alignment community may be the best strategy, despite its imperfections. Shorter summary