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The A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023

Center for Humane Technology · talk · Watch on YouTube

AI safety, AGI & impactLLMs & generative AI

What it is

Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin of the Center for Humane Technology present why current AI capabilities pose catastrophic societal risks. They argue companies are racing to deploy without adequate safety, and that institutions must adapt. It was given before GPT-4's launch.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Frequently recommended as the overview to get up to speed on AI risk, especially by people who valued The Social Dilemma.

  • 11 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Have you watched this video?”

    Evidence AI is advancing faster than people think.

    NumberWangMan, 2023-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: How do you cope with the existential dread of AGI?”

  2. “There was a very good video someone posted not too long ago that covers what should be covered as an overview.”

    Very good overview of what should be covered about AI risk.

    than3, 2023-04 · Strong recommendation · in “AI Will Rapidly Transform Labor, Exacerbating Inequality, Insecurity, Poverty”

  3. “Everyone should listen to this warning”

    Warning about AI companies racing ahead despite extinction risk.

    EGreg, 2023-05 · Strong recommendation · in “A Former Pilot on Why Autonomous Vehicles Are So Risky”

  4. “If you appreciated what The Social Dilemma illuminated, then watch the same people on AI”

    From the Social Dilemma people, applied to AI.

    reducesuffering, 2023-05 · Strong recommendation · in “OpenAI chief goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI”

  5. “A very succinct quote from this presentation, by Yuval Noah Harari”

    Harris and Raskin on catastrophic AI risks and racing deployment.

    stillpoint, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is the apocolyptic scenario for AI “breaking loose”?”

  6. “Here's a good overview to get up to speed”

    Good overview to get up to speed on AI capabilities and risk.

    112, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Auto-GPT: An experimental open-source attempt to make GPT-4 fully autonomous”

  7. “Surprised there hasn't been more discussion on this on HN.”

    Argues against putting potential bioweapons in everyone's pocket.

    musicale, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Thoughts on A.I. Dilemma: Language as the ultimate medium”

  8. “I would just recommend watching the AI Dilemma video which goes a bit into the social media side, but also talks about LLMs.”

    Covers social media harms and LLM risks.

    fwsgonzo, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Am I wrong to feel sorry for people that mindlessly scroll all day long?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: ai safety, llm risks, center for humane technology, ai race, regulation

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