This is useful, and suggests “learn programming” is useful preparation for both work on AI and just converting math ability into $.
One thing it seems to leave out, though, is the stuff Nick Bostrom has done on AI, which isn’t strictly about FAI, though it is related. Perhaps we need to add a category of “general strategic thinking on how to navigate the coming of AI.”
I should learn more about AGI projects. My initial guess is that near-term projects are hopeless, but in their “Intelligence Explosion” paper Luke and Anna express the view that a couple AGI projects have a chance of succeeding relatively soon. I should know more about that. Where to begin learning about AGI?
As I understand it, “learn programming” is essential for working in pretty much every sub-field of computer science.
The stuff Nick Bostrom has done is generally put into the category machine ethics. (Note that this is seen as a sub-field of philosophy rather than computer science.)
I don’t know much about the AGI community beyond a few hours of Googling. My understanding is that there are a handful of AGI journals, the largest and most mainstream being this one. Then there are independent AGI projects, which are sometimes looked down upon for being hopelessly optimistic. I don’t know where you should begin learning about the field—I suppose Wikipedia is as good a place as any.
This is useful, and suggests “learn programming” is useful preparation for both work on AI and just converting math ability into $.
One thing it seems to leave out, though, is the stuff Nick Bostrom has done on AI, which isn’t strictly about FAI, though it is related. Perhaps we need to add a category of “general strategic thinking on how to navigate the coming of AI.”
I should learn more about AGI projects. My initial guess is that near-term projects are hopeless, but in their “Intelligence Explosion” paper Luke and Anna express the view that a couple AGI projects have a chance of succeeding relatively soon. I should know more about that. Where to begin learning about AGI?
As I understand it, “learn programming” is essential for working in pretty much every sub-field of computer science.
The stuff Nick Bostrom has done is generally put into the category machine ethics. (Note that this is seen as a sub-field of philosophy rather than computer science.)
I don’t know much about the AGI community beyond a few hours of Googling. My understanding is that there are a handful of AGI journals, the largest and most mainstream being this one. Then there are independent AGI projects, which are sometimes looked down upon for being hopelessly optimistic. I don’t know where you should begin learning about the field—I suppose Wikipedia is as good a place as any.
That’s the only one.
Thanks for the correction! I have no idea why I thought there were more.