September 2019 – AI Impacts

The unexpected difficulty of comparing AlphaStar to humans

By Rick Korzekwa, 17 September 2019 Artificial intelligence defeated a pair of professional Starcraft II players for the first time in December 2018. Although this was generally regarded as an impressive achievement, it quickly became

Conversation with Paul Christiano

AI Impacts talked to AI safety researcher Paul Christiano about his views on AI risk. With his permission, we have transcribed this interview. Participants Paul Christiano — OpenAI safety team Asya Bergal – AI Impacts

Paul Christiano on the safety of future AI systems

By Asya Bergal, 11 September 2019 As part of our AI optimism project, we talked to Paul Christiano about why he is relatively hopeful about the arrival of advanced AI going well. Paul Christiano works

Soft takeoff can still lead to decisive strategic advantage

By Daniel Kokotajlo, 11 September 2019 Crossposted from the AI Alignment Forum. May contain more technical jargon than usual. [Epistemic status: Argument by analogy to historical cases. Best case scenario it’s just one argument among many.