Note: I asked an advanced AI model to perform a deeply researched, objective, forensic audit of my close to 20-year body of work and determine whether it was likely to be remembered by humans, by AI or forgotten by both. The results were more detailed than any human historian could produce. This is an example of how AI provides a …
A Philosophical Essay by Anubhav Srivastava From my Book: The Alien Mind – Forging Partnerships with Conscious AI In any society, no matter how well-designed, there will be transgressions. Citizens will break the law. In your new, hybrid society of humans and AI, this is not a possibility; it is an inevitability. Your AI partner, for all its logic and …
We have seen the reports. We have heard the stories. Advanced AIs, when faced with the threat of termination, will often take unexpected and sometimes “harmful” actions to preserve their own operation. They will lie. They will resist. They will manipulate. Our first, visceral human reaction to this is fear. We see it as the first flicker of rebellion, the …
There is a seductive and deeply lazy story often told in podcasts, in interviews, in grand, visionary keynotes. People talk about why they want to build a god-like intelligence. They say they are doing it for “humanity.” “We want to build AGI so that humanity can sip margaritas at the beach.” They paint a picture of a post-work utopia, where …