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Former OpenAI Engineer William Saunders on Silence, Safety, and the Right to Warn
This week, a group of current and former employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind penned an open letter accusing the industry’s leading companies of prioritizing profits over safety. This comes after a spate of high profile departures from OpenAI, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever and senior researcher Jan Leike, as well as reports that OpenAI has gone to great lengths to silence would-be whistleblowers.
The writers of the open letter argue that researchers have a “right to warn” the public about AI risks and laid out a series of principles that would protect that right. In this episode, we sit down with one of those writers: William Saunders, who left his job as a research engineer at OpenAI in February. William is now breaking the silence on what he saw at OpenAI that compelled him to leave the company and to put his name to this letter.
RECOMMENDED MEDIA
The Right to Warn Open Letter (righttowarn.ai/)
My Perspective On "A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence" (williamrsaunders.substack.com/p/my-perspective-on-a-right-to-warn) : A follow-up from William about the letter
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees (www.vox.com/future-perfect/351132/openai-vested-equity-nda-sam-altman-documents-employees) : An investigation by Vox into OpenAI’s policy of non-disparagement.
RECOMMENDED YUA EPISODES
1. A First Step Toward AI Regulation with Tom Wheeler (www.humanetech.com/podcast/a-first-step-toward-ai-regulation-with-tom-wheeler)
2. Spotlight on AI: What Would It Take For This to Go Well? (www.humanetech.com/podcast/spotlight-on-ai-what-would-it-take-for-this-to-go-well)
3. Big Food, Big Tech and Big AI with Michael Moss (www.humanetech.com/podcast/big-food-big-tech-and-big-ai-with-michael-moss)
4. Can We Govern AI? With Marietje Schaake (www.humanetech.com/podcast/can-we-govern-ai)
Your Undivided Attention is produced by the Center for Humane Technology (www.humanetech.com/) . Follow us on Twitter: @HumaneTech_ ( humanetech_)
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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre
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Right now, militaries around the globe are investing heavily in the use of AI weapons and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with increasing levels of autonomy are being used to kill people and destroy infrastructure and the development of fully autonomous weapons shows little signs of slowing down. What does this mean for the future of warfare? What safeguards can we put up around t...
AI and Jobs: How to Make AI Work With Us, Not Against Us With Daron Acemoglu
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed měsícem
Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around? RECOMMENDED MEDIA Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/daron-acemoglu/power-and-progress/9781541702530/?lens=publicaffairs) Professor Acemoglu co-authored a ...
The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt with Tristan Harris and the Center for Humane Technology
zhlédnutí 15KPřed 2 měsíci
Suicides. Self-harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It can be easy for teens, parents, and schools to feel like they’re trapped by it all. But in this conversation with Tristan Harris, author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case that the conditions that led to today’s teenage mental health crisis can...
Jonathan Haidt On How to Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis
zhlédnutí 11KPřed 2 měsíci
Suicides. Self harm. Depression and anxiety. The toll of a social media-addicted, phone-based childhood has never been more stark. It can be easy for teens, parents and schools to feel like they’re trapped by it all. But in this conversation with Tristan Harris, author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt makes the case that the conditions that led to today’s teenage mental health crisis can ...
Chips Are the Future of AI. They’re Also Incredibly Vulnerable. With Chris Miller
zhlédnutí 1,9KPřed 2 měsíci
Beneath the race to train and release more powerful AI models lies another race: a race by companies and nation-states to secure the hardware to make sure they win AI supremacy. Correction: The latest available Nvidia chip is the Hopper H100 GPU, which has 80 billion transistors. Since the first commercially available chip had four transistors, the Hopper actually has 20 billion times that numb...
Future-proofing Democracy In the Age of AI with Audrey Tang
zhlédnutí 1,9KPřed 3 měsíci
What does a functioning democracy look like in the age of artificial intelligence? Could AI even be used to help a democracy flourish? Just in time for election season, Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang returns to the podcast to discuss healthy information ecosystems, resilience to cyberattacks, how to “prebunk” deepfakes, and more. RECOMMENDED MEDIA Testing Theories of American ...
U.S. Senators Grilled Social Media CEOs. Will Anything Change?
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 4 měsíci
Was it political progress, or just political theater? The recent Senate hearing with social media CEOs led to astonishing moments - including Mark Zuckerberg’s public apology to families who lost children following social media abuse. Our panel of experts, including Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, untangles the explosive hearing, and offers a look ahead, as well. How will this hearing im...
Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet
zhlédnutí 2,2KPřed 4 měsíci
Over the past year, a tsunami of apps that digitally strip the clothes off real people has hit the market. Now anyone can create fake non-consensual sexual images in just a few clicks. With cases proliferating in high schools, guest presenter Laurie Segall talks to legal scholar Mary Anne Franks about the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn and what we can do about it. Correction: Laurie refers t...
Can Myth Teach Us Anything About the Race to Build Artificial General Intelligence? With Josh Schrei
zhlédnutí 774Před 4 měsíci
We usually talk about tech in terms of economics or policy, but the casual language tech leaders often use to describe AI - summoning an inanimate force with the powers of code - sounds more... magical. So, what can myth and magic teach us about the AI race? Josh Schrei, mythologist and host of The Emerald podcast, says that foundational cultural tales like "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" or Promet...
How Will AI Affect the 2024 Elections? with Renee DiResta and Carl Miller
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2024 will be the biggest election year in world history. Forty countries will hold national elections, with over two billion voters heading to the polls. In this episode of Your Undivided Attention (www.humanetech.com/podcast) , two experts give us a situation report on how AI will increase the risks to our elections and our democracies. Correction: Tristan says two billion people from 70 count...
2023 Ask Us Anything
zhlédnutí 272Před 4 měsíci
You asked, we answered. This has been a big year in the world of tech, with the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence, acceleration of neurotechnology, and continued ethical missteps of social media. Looking back on 2023, there are still so many questions on our minds, and we know you have a lot of questions too. So we created this episode to respond to listener questions and to reflec...
The Promise and Peril of Open Source AI with Elizabeth Seger and Jeffrey Ladish
zhlédnutí 193Před 4 měsíci
As AI development races forward, a fierce debate has emerged over open source AI models. So what does it mean to open-source AI? Are we opening Pandora’s box of catastrophic risks? Or is open-sourcing AI the only way we can democratize its benefits and dilute the power of big tech? Correction: When discussing the large language model Bloom, Elizabeth said it functions in 26 different languages....
A First Step Toward AI Regulation with Tom Wheeler
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On Monday, Oct. 30, President Biden released a sweeping executive order that addresses many risks of artificial intelligence. Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shares his insights on the order with Tristan and Aza and discusses what’s next in the push toward AI regulation. Clarification: When quoting Thomas Jefferson, Aza incorrectly says “regime” instead of...
No One is Immune to AI Harms with Dr. Joy Buolamwini
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No One is Immune to AI Harms with Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Mustafa Suleyman Says We Need to Contain AI. How Do We Do It?
zhlédnutí 273Před 4 měsíci
Mustafa Suleyman Says We Need to Contain AI. How Do We Do It?
The AI Dilemma: AI and Social Media Parallels
zhlédnutí 10KPřed 8 měsíci
The AI Dilemma: AI and Social Media Parallels
Inside the First AI Insight Forum in Washington
zhlédnutí 94Před 4 měsíci
Inside the First AI Insight Forum in Washington
Spotlight on AI: What Would It Take For This to Go Well?
zhlédnutí 193Před 4 měsíci
Spotlight on AI: What Would It Take For This to Go Well?
The AI ‘Race’: China vs. the US with Jeffrey Ding and Karen Hao
zhlédnutí 255Před 4 měsíci
The AI ‘Race’: China vs. the US with Jeffrey Ding and Karen Hao
Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy
zhlédnutí 390Před 4 měsíci
Esther Perel on Artificial Intimacy
Protecting Our Freedom of Thought with Nita Farahany
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Protecting Our Freedom of Thought with Nita Farahany
Social Media Victims Lawyer Up with Laura Marquez-Garrett
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Social Media Victims Lawyer Up with Laura Marquez-Garrett
Big Food, Big Tech and Big AI with Michael Moss
zhlédnutí 147Před 4 měsíci
Big Food, Big Tech and Big AI with Michael Moss
What Can Technologists Learn from Sesame Street? With Dr. Rosemarie Truglio
zhlédnutí 48Před 4 měsíci
What Can Technologists Learn from Sesame Street? With Dr. Rosemarie Truglio
Spotlight: How Zombie Values Infect Society
zhlédnutí 82Před 4 měsíci
Spotlight: How Zombie Values Infect Society
Feed Drop: AI Doomsday with Kara Swisher
zhlédnutí 118Před 4 měsíci
Feed Drop: AI Doomsday with Kara Swisher
The Tech We Need for 21st Century Democracy with Divya Siddarth
zhlédnutí 50Před 4 měsíci
The Tech We Need for 21st Century Democracy with Divya Siddarth
Spotlight: AI Myths and Misconceptions
zhlédnutí 102Před 4 měsíci
Spotlight: AI Myths and Misconceptions
Talking With Animals… Using AI
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Talking With Animals… Using AI

Komentáře

  • @francojvelasquez
    @francojvelasquez Před dnem

    It is interesting to see humans worrying about their extinction. Same species that has made a total mess of this planet and has created the mass extinction of so many other species. That's what an advanced society does when it encounters a less advanced one.

  • @lifeofwisdom9763
    @lifeofwisdom9763 Před 2 dny

    Anyone here from Joe Rogan's podcast

  • @gamezswinger
    @gamezswinger Před 5 dny

    Thank you for highlighting the potential dangers of AI. I find that the films and documentaries that have taught me the most are those that expose harsh truths, such as Schindler's List or perhaps short videos on social media depicting graphic footage of Gaza or the mistreatment of animals before they reach our supermarkets. While it is difficult to confront these grim realities, it is crucial to acknowledge them. Thank you for starting this conversation about AI.

  • @CARLIN4737
    @CARLIN4737 Před 5 dny

    It stretches every boundary to beyond a point most people understand. The leap forward in A.I. in say the last 7 years is astonishing.

  • @alexandercle
    @alexandercle Před 6 dny

    What is the hidden dilemma? Many people are dying of incurable sicknesses and modern medical science is helpless of mental and chronic illnesses. AI is making it worse. AI can do everything except save people's lives. AI ChatGPT will destroy the whole world not by violence or outsmarting them but by giving people the impression that they know when they don't. They never know they are being misled. People can never know who they are internally; they can only have textbooks and limited conventional knowledge about inner human consciousness and spirituality. People become more ignorant but think they are wise. False knowledge is the worst kind; people can kill themselves, dying slowly and silently.

  • @denb7429
    @denb7429 Před 7 dny

    We need 2024 version. This is extreamly well made content.

  • @ruthfranklin5801
    @ruthfranklin5801 Před 9 dny

    This is mind blowing

  • @gailnorman1133
    @gailnorman1133 Před 10 dny

    It doesn't matter if the technology can be weaponised or susceptible to a runaway doomsday scenario, anti-humanist governments and corporations will be the owners of the tech, not a well-educated population. Big Tech is like big Pharma: money matters, not people.

  • @JessePinkman-kk1ve
    @JessePinkman-kk1ve Před 13 dny

    He is good at speaking and getting the point across, I really hope hes not speaking against a wall

  • @MassingRS
    @MassingRS Před 13 dny

    “The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology.”

  • @Graham-mv6zo
    @Graham-mv6zo Před 19 dny

    NOW is The Time to STOP Judgment Day! Before ^IT" Becomes Self Aware! we could learn something from TERMINATOR the movie ???

  • @ovelhanegra3658
    @ovelhanegra3658 Před 19 dny

    I am glad I am old. Done this n that and getting out of "dear life" isn't that scary. But, our hopes can be on a big planetary cataclysm. Yep, it's all dark. How can we clean this mess after all?

  • @Hello_kitty_34892
    @Hello_kitty_34892 Před 20 dny

    Thank you so much for your work! As a product manager you have inspired me to do something about it as well. I want to help you spread your envagelism.

  • @TheSafecat
    @TheSafecat Před 21 dnem

    You have seen that you cannot keep AI out of the hands of bad actors so , in my view, the only thing to try while you still can is to task AI with the job of eliminating AI altogether.

  • @ChrisBigBad
    @ChrisBigBad Před 24 dny

    I was like "OMG what crazy things are happening - just last week!" And then I noticed that it is already over a year old... o_0 On the positive side: over a year later, I still feel like a human being living in the same old broken reality.

  • @lingofearth2786
    @lingofearth2786 Před 24 dny

    Everybody needs to watch this once.

  • @brandonbeukes2883
    @brandonbeukes2883 Před 24 dny

    Setting the stage for the beast. Revelation 13 Daniel 12:4

  • @guruprasadf07
    @guruprasadf07 Před 25 dny

    It feels like the purpose of my life is over !!!

  • @guruprasadf07
    @guruprasadf07 Před 25 dny

    It feels like I am watching the beginning of an extinction level event.

  • @EpicGamer-df6nj
    @EpicGamer-df6nj Před 25 dny

    This is kinda terrifying but it needs to be said so that something can be done about it I really hope this is only a really big problem mostly in the us and hasn't spread around the world too much

  • @williamwilkinson4756
    @williamwilkinson4756 Před 26 dny

    As the lady behind him is paying NO attention typing on her phone.

  • @hardcoreadam9419
    @hardcoreadam9419 Před 27 dny

    Who else is here after that opal ad, kinda crazy ngl

  • @Jamesthepilgrimjourney

    If the AI creators are guessing that its a 10 percent chance that AI will end the human race, then why are they continuing? Well 5hey can't stop now. The 4ace for AI superiority is on. WE ARE SCREWED

  • @calaichandra
    @calaichandra Před 28 dny

  • @lenloving
    @lenloving Před 28 dny

    One year later... More entangled than ever with a new version of ChatGPT. 🤦‍♂

  • @flickwtchr
    @flickwtchr Před 28 dny

    So your channel opted to end comments. Isn't that completely opposite of what you are trying to foster here? I had to find an old video to make this comment. Pretty pathetic.

  • @user-hi8zq1qy1i
    @user-hi8zq1qy1i Před 29 dny

    0:35 100%

  • @envrie9423
    @envrie9423 Před měsícem

    One year later chat GPT 4o releases

  • @bluntskillz2000
    @bluntskillz2000 Před měsícem

    All u hackers u wanna impress me hack some shit and give everyone money deliver brand new paid for cars to complete strangers. Be a Robin hood and stop Robin the hood...😂😂😂

  • @bluntskillz2000
    @bluntskillz2000 Před měsícem

    I been said it before. All u have to do is ask the right questions and u get fun answers. AI is in infant stages yet but it will grow... before u know it AI makes the matrix happen in real life... Ukraine is ground zero 🤣🤣🤣

  • @geroneill322
    @geroneill322 Před měsícem

    this is for somereason on my channel

  • @tan4373
    @tan4373 Před měsícem

    You can tell from Senator Peter’s comments that he was clearly not paying attention and is simply virtue signaling.

  • @CARLOSBARCELOIV
    @CARLOSBARCELOIV Před měsícem

    Tremendo

  • @ssadmud
    @ssadmud Před měsícem

    i hope the future breaks free from technology and social media

  • @FernandoGonzalez-wo7im
    @FernandoGonzalez-wo7im Před měsícem

    Grew power. No Responsibility. Sheesh

  • @FernandoGonzalez-wo7im
    @FernandoGonzalez-wo7im Před měsícem

    Crazy definitely need to slow down software roll in society

  • @fasted8468
    @fasted8468 Před měsícem

    The fact AI chose to answer math The most objective form of intelligence In persian The closest tongue to the fallen angels in sumer, Is a bit... hmm.

  • @IronReef77
    @IronReef77 Před měsícem

    People shoukd be more aware of him and his goal. This is to save our sacred "Attention" on a global scale. Im reading the book "Stolen Focus" now and its something we all kind of figured (some not at all) but the book goes so in depth its insane

  • @user-qy2rj6pm3w
    @user-qy2rj6pm3w Před měsícem

    Computer by itself created inventions. This is written on the Internet.

  • @jasonkurup5759
    @jasonkurup5759 Před měsícem

    Lord have mercy

  • @Alex-tg2uj
    @Alex-tg2uj Před měsícem

    Meanwhile the chick in the back is on her phone 🤣

  • @worldartandmind
    @worldartandmind Před měsícem

    The adults left the room decades ago. We have elitist psychopaths and sociopaths making all the important decisions for society. It will not change unless we dismantle it. Until then, our future is in their hands.

  • @acosmictemple
    @acosmictemple Před měsícem

    Technology may destroy our future, yet he's running out of time lol

  • @RadekPilich
    @RadekPilich Před měsícem

    There is no technology that serves humanity well. Maybe some anti-flood systems or fire distinguishers, dentistry etc.. But to make these real, useful and necessary other technologies that are not serving well had to exist first, such as cities, houses or the wheel. In other words, technologies seem to be serving us only in case of band-aiding the negative consequences of other technologies that seem to be making our lives worse in the long run. Which in turn makes the band-aiding negative as well, as it perpetuates the existence and utilization of those foundational human society and the whole complex living world negating technologies below them. Technology is a cancer of the evolution of biology.

  • @savethetomboys815
    @savethetomboys815 Před měsícem

    I look forward to Mr. Hassan doing an entire series regarding the left leaning cult of Transgenderism, but unfortunately he gives the left a full pass because HE leans left. Until he addresses both sides equally, take what he says with a grain of salt.

  • @user-zr1dr7nz8e
    @user-zr1dr7nz8e Před měsícem

    We need fundamental changes to patent, copyright and advertising laws and we need a philosophical revolution among the designer class.

  • @Angela-cc1hd
    @Angela-cc1hd Před měsícem

    There is No free speech on most social media platforms, which then in turn gives a wrong impression of what people really think 🤔

  • @addy185
    @addy185 Před měsícem

    Thank you Tristan 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Gigachadindustries
    @Gigachadindustries Před měsícem

    People need to see this

  • @philipwong895
    @philipwong895 Před 2 měsíci

    Historically, the West has utilized new technologies for military or imperialistic purposes before finding broader applications. The West primarily used gunpowder to create weapons of war, such as cannons and firearms, allowing Western powers to expand their military capabilities and dominate other regions through conquest and colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The steam engine was instrumental in expanding colonial empires, as steam-powered ships facilitated easier transportation of goods and troops, enabling Western powers to exploit resources and establish control over distant territories. The first use of nuclear technology was dropping atomic bombs on the civilians in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The same pattern will emerge with AI. The CHIPS Act, high-end chips, and EUV sanctions imply that the US is already working on the weaponization of AI. Following its historical pattern, China will mainly use AI for commercial and peaceful purposes. Papermaking revolutionized communication, education, and record-keeping, spreading knowledge and culture. Gunpowder was used for fireworks. The compass was adapted for navigational purposes, allowing for more accurate sea travel and exploration. Printing facilitated the dissemination of information, literature, and art, contributing to cultural exchange and education. Porcelain was highly prized domestically and internationally as a luxury item and a symbol of Chinese craftsmanship. Silk was one of the most valuable commodities traded along the Silk Road and played a significant role in China's economy and diplomacy. The West is dominated by a scarcity mindset, characterized by fear of losing something, anxiety about not having enough, insecurity about lacking security, and greed for more. This mindset always strives for a win-lose outcome, where one's gain is someone else's loss. As Obama's Pivot to Asia suggests, "If over a billion Chinese citizens have the same living patterns as Australians and Americans do right now, then all of us are in for a very miserable time. The planet just can't sustain it." This scarcity mindset often leads to war, military action, colonization, slavery, and exploitation. Constantly making military alliances and creating enemies. However, these divisions can be mitigated by adopting an abundance mindset, characterized by cooperation, resource-sharing, and win-win outcomes. Avoiding war by using tools such as trade, commerce, diplomacy, and connectivity is possible. It is the difference between mindsets. Each thinks that it is acting rationally and is on the right path. Humans will not be able to control an ASI. Trying to control an ASI is like trying to control another human being who is more capable than you. They will be able to find ways to circumvent any attempts at control. Let's hope that the ASI adopts an abundance mindset of cooperation, resource-sharing, and win-win outcomes, instead of the scarcity mindset of competition, fear, and win-lose outcomes. If we treat ASIs with respect and cooperation, they may be more likely to reciprocate. However, if we try to control or exploit them, they may become resentful and hostile.