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Intro to AI Safety, Remastered

Robert Miles AI Safety · talk · Watch on YouTube

AI safety, AGI & impact

What it is

Robert Miles gives a remastered introduction to AI safety, adapted from a talk in London. It lays out why advanced AI could go wrong and answers common objections.

Why Hacker News recommends it

The default link for newcomers wanting an approachable, entertaining introduction to AI risk and alignment.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's quite an approachable intro, often entertaining”

    Approachable intro answering common 'why not just do x' objections about AI risk.

    durbleflorp, 2023-01 · Strong recommendation · in “We could stumble into AI catastrophe”

  2. “Great intro to the subject here”

    Great introduction to AI safety concerns.

    WhitneyLand, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Beyond Hyperanthropomorphism”

  3. “Introductory AI safety resource suggested for linking.”

    casebash, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Help, I let GPTChat control my computer”

  4. “Robert Miles' videos are among the best presented arguments about specific points in this list”

    Well-presented casual introduction to AI alignment arguments.

    Veedrac, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Statement on AI Risk”

  5. “his "Intro to AI Safety, Remastered" is a good place to start”

    Good starting point on AI risk; objective-function warning at 12:40.

    lambertsimnel, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “Statement on AI Risk”

  6. “here's a good intro”

    Good intro to why AGI could go wrong.

    albumen, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Many scientists don’t want to tell the truth about climate change. Here’s why”

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Topics: ai alignment, ai risk, agi, objective functions, robert miles

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