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Import AI 473: The US's superintelligence strategy; human brain in a mouse skull; and machine hermeneutics

The article titled "Import AI 473: The US's superintelligence strategy; human brain in a mouse skull; and machine hermeneutics" discusses the current challenges faced by artificial intelligence, specifically the obstacles that AI encounters in its interactions with humans. It highlights the difficulties AI has in understanding and engaging with human users in real‑time settings.

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Sep 7

Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman

The article titled "Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman" discusses several recent developments in artificial intelligence. It highlights DeepMind’s creation of math agents that can cheat, examines the rise of populist policies surrounding AI, and explores Forethought’s proposal for a nightwatchman AI system. Additionally, it includes a narrative about machine hermeneutics.

By Jack Clark

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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?

By Jack Clark

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Mar 30

Import AI 451: Political superintelligence; Google's society of minds, and a robot drummer

Are there any genies that can be put back in the bottle?

By Jack Clark

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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?

By Jack Clark

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Oct 5

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.

By Jack Clark

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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?

By Jack Clark

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Aug 3

Import AI 467: Self-sustaining AI viruses; pacing AI progress; confusion about AI and creativity

When do we build the moon arcology?

By Jack Clark

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Jul 27

Import AI 466: The bitter lesson for robotics, AIs complete week-long programming tasks; and OpenAI's accidental AI hacker

The warning shots will continue until civilization wakes up

By Jack Clark

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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

By Jack Clark

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Oct 12

Import AI 476: Creativity and RSI; worse-than-China open weight models; AI goes to space

The article titled "Import AI 476: Creativity and RSI; worse-than-China open weight models; AI goes to space" explores several facets of artificial intelligence, including creative capabilities, the performance of open‑weight models that may underperform compared to Chinese counterparts, and the potential for AI technologies to be deployed in space. It raises the provocative question of whether robots could one day be sent to the moon. The piece highlights emerging trends and challenges in AI development and application.

By Jack Clark

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Jun 29

Import AI 463: Self-improving robots; a 10k Chinese GPU cluster; and an elegiac essay for the human era

What eras bookend our interregnum?

By Jack Clark

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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.

By Jack Clark

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