Apocalypse Now - At War With The Machines

"In this audiobook... A LARGE BOLD FONT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS SOUNDS LIKE THIS."

 

Apocalypse now - Current AI systems are already harmful. They pose apocalyptic risks even without further technology development. This chapter explains why; explores a possible path for near-term human extinction via AI; and sketches several disaster scenarios.

 

 

At war with the machines - The AI apocalypse is now.

 

 

This interview with Stuart Russell is a good starting point for the a literature on recommender alignment, analogous to AI alignment:

 

 

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Original music by Kevin MacLeod.

 

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