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Jun 15
Import AI 461: "Alignment is not on track"; FrontierCode; and synthetic research interns
Where are your agents right now?
Import AI 457: AI stuxnet; cursed Muon optimizer; and positive alignment
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Import AI 466: The bitter lesson for robotics, AIs complete week-long programming tasks; and OpenAI's accidental AI hacker
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Import AI 475: Swarm scaling; Google DeepMind watermarks biology; and the AI science economy
Import AI 475 covers several current AI topics, including swarm scaling, Google DeepMind’s use of watermarks in biology, and the broader AI science economy. The episode raises questions about decision‑making in AI deployment. It highlights the importance of understanding who determines the roles and limits of AI systems.
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Import AI 455: AI systems are about to start building themselves.
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Aug 17
Import AI 469: Science AI; RSI simulator; and Zuck's technological pessimism
The new frontier of AI is developing capable autonomous researchers
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Jun 1
Import AI 459: AI oversight is difficult; scaling laws for protein folding models; and pricing the extinction risk of AI systems
Do you feel as though you are living in a revolution?
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May 26
Import AI 458: Reckoning with the future; and a singularity story
What AI-driven miracles will happen this year?
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May 11
Import AI 456: RSI and economic growth; radical optionality for AI regulation; and a neural computer
What laws does superintelligence demand?
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Advancing independent research on AI alignment
OpenAI commits $7. 5M to The Alignment Project to fund independent AI alignment research, strengthening global efforts to address AGI safety and security risks.
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Apr 6
Import AI 452: Scaling laws for cyberwar; rising tides of AI automation; and a puzzle over gDP forecasting
How much could AI revolutionize the economy?
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Aug 31
Import AI 471: Why Hugging Face worries me; space mining; FIve Eyes on AI
Import AI 471 covers several topics: it discusses concerns about Hugging Face, explores the concept of space mining, and examines the Five Eyes intelligence alliance’s perspective on AI. The episode also includes a live event featuring Robin Sloan.
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Import AI 467: Self-sustaining AI viruses; pacing AI progress; confusion about AI and creativity
When do we build the moon arcology?