Creating superintelligent artificial agents without a worldwide referendum is ethically unjustifiable. Until a consensus is reached on whether to bring into existence such technology, a global moratorium is required (n.b. we already have AGI).
When I write emails and I say "I hope you're well" I literally practice mettā each time for about 0.5 seconds. Thinking lovingly of others is quite a lovely experience!
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Yesterday Greg Sadler and I met with the President of the Australian Association of Voice Actors. Like us, they've been lobbying for more and better AI regulation from government. I was surprised how much overlap we had in concerns and potential solutions:
1. Transparency and explainability of AI model data use (concern)
2. Importance of interpretability (solution)
3. Mis/dis information from deepfakes (concern)
4. Lack of liability for the creators of AI if any harms eventuate (concern + solution)
5. Unemployment without safety nets for Australians (concern)
6. Rate of capabilities development (concern)
They may even support the creation of an AI Safety Institute in Australia. Don't underestimate who could be allies moving forward!
Hi Joseph :) Based on what you've written I'm going to guess you have probably donate more than 99% of the world's population to effective charities. So you're probably crushing it!