Co-Founder & Director—AI Safety ANZ (join us: www.aisafetyanz.com.au)
Advisory Board Member (Growth) - Giving What We Can
Creating Superintelligent Artificial Agents (SAA) 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 (we already have AGI).
I should have been clearer—I like the fact that they’re trying to create a larger tent and (presumably) win ethics people over. There are many reasons not also not like the ad. I would also guess that they have an automated campaign running with several (maybe dozens) of pieces of creative. Without seeing their analytics it would be impossible to know which performs the best, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was this one (lists work).
I really like this ad strategy from BlueDot. 5 stars.
90% of the message is still x / c-risk focussed, but by including “discrimination” and “loss of social connection” they’re clearly trying to either (or both);
create a big tent
nudge people that are in “ethics” but sympathetic to x / c-risk into x / c-risk
(prediction: 4000 disagreement Karma)
Thanks for the heads up! Should be there now :)
[IMAGE] Extremely proud and excited to watch Greg Sadler (CEO of Good Ancestors Policy) and Soroush Pour (Co-Founder of Harmony Intelligence) speak to the Australian Federal Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. This is a big moment for the local movement. Also, check out who they ran after.
I think how delicately you treat your personal Overton Window should also depend on your timelines.
My instinct as to why people don’t find it a compelling argument;
They don’t have short timelines like me, and therefore chuck it out completely
Are struggling to imagine a hostile public response to 15% unemployment rates
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I always get downvoted when I suggest that (1) if you have short timelines and (2) you decide to work at a Lab then (3) people might hate you soon and your employment prospects could be damaged.
What is something obvious I’m missing here?
One thing I won’t find convincing is someone pointing at the Finance industry post GFC as a comparison.
I believe the scale of unemployment could be much higher. E.g. 5% ->15% unemployment in 3 years.
Thanks for the feedback! I had a feeling this is where I’d land :|
I’d like to quickly skill up on ‘working with people that have a kind of neurodivergence’.
This means;
understanding their unique challenges
how I can help them get the best from/for themselves
but I don’t want to sink more than two hours into this
Can anyone recommend some online content for me please?
Hey thanks for your thoughts! I’m not sure what you mean by “obvious business context”, but I’m either meeting friends / family (not business) or colleagues / community members (business).
Is there a third group that I’m missing?
If you’re actually talking about the second group, I wonder how much your and their productivity would be improved if you were less lax about it?
It just occurred to me that maybe posting this isn’t helpful. And maybe net negative. If I get enough feedback saying it is then I’ll happily delete.
I don’t know how to say this in a way that won’t come off harsh, but I’ve had meetings with > 100 people in the last 6 months in AI Safety and I’ve been surprised how poor the industry standard is for people:
- Planning meetings (writing emails that communicate what the meeting will be about, it’s purpose, my role)
- Turning up to scheduled meetings (like literally, showing up at all)
- Turning up on time
- Turning up prepared (i.e. with informed opinions on what we’re going to discuss)
- Turning up with clear agendas (if they’ve organised the meeting)
- Running the meetings
- Following up after the meeting (clear communication about next steps)
I do not have an explanation for what is going on here but it concerns me about the movement interfacing with government and industry. My background is in industry and these just seem to be things people take for granted?
It is possible I give off a chill vibe, leading to people thinking these things aren’t necessary, and they’d switch gears for more important meetings!
About a year and a half ago I listened to Loch Kelly for the first time. I instantly glimpsed the nondual nature of reality. Besides becoming a parent, it is the most important thing that has ever happened to me. The last year and a half has been a process of stabilising this glimpse and it is going extremely well. I relate deeply to the things that Sasha is describing here. Thanks for sharing ❤️
The Australian Federal Government is setting up an “AI Advisory Body” inside the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
IMO that means Australia has an AISI in:
9 months (~ 30% confidence)
12 months (~ 50%)
18 months (~ 80%)
Something bouncing around my head recently … I think I agree with the notion that “you can’t solve a problem at the level it was created”.
A key point here is the difference between “solving” a problem and “minimising its harm”.
Solving a problem = engaging with a problem by going up a level from which is was createwd
Minimising its harm = trying to solve it at the level it was created
Why is this important? Because I think EA and AI Safety have historically focussed (and has their respective strengths in) harm-minimisation.
This applies obviously the micro. Here are some bad examples:
Problem: I’m experiencing intrusive + negative thoughts
Minimising its harm: engage with the thought using CBT
Attempting to solve it by going meta: apply meta cognitive therapy, see thoughts as empty of intrinsic value, as farts in the wind
Problem: I’m having fights with my partner about doing the dishes
Minimising its harm: create a spreadsheet and write down every thing each of us does around the house and calculate time spent
Attempting to solve it by going meta: discuss our communication styles and emotional states when frustration arises
But I also think this applies at the macro:
Problem: People love eating meat
Minimising harm by acting at the level the problem was created: asking them not to eat meat
Attempting to solve by going meta: replacing the meat with lab grown meat
Problem: Unaligned AI might kill us
Minimising harm by acting at the level the problem was created: understand the AI through mechanistic interpretability
Attempting to solve by going meta: probably just Governance
I think it is good to have some ratio of upvoted/agreed : downvotes/disagreed posts in your portfolio. I think if all of your posts are upvoted/high agreeance then you’re either playing it too safe or you’ve eaten the culture without chewing first.
Hi! I think in Sydney we’re ~ 3 seats short of critical mass, so I am going to reassess the viability of a community space in 5-6 months :)
It sounds like you’re saying you feel quite comfortable with how long you wait, which is nice to hear :)
Three million people are employed by the travel (agent) industry worldwide. I am struggling to see how we don’t lose 80%+ of those jobs to AI Agents in 3 years (this is ofc just one example). This is going to be an extremely painful process for a lot of people.