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Ajeya Cotraauthored ↓Without specific countermeasures, the easiest path to transformative AI likely leads to AI takeover

“Without specific countermeasures, the easiest path to transformative AI likely leads to AI takeover” (2022-07-18) credits Ajeya Cotra as its author.

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Date: 2022-07-18 · publication

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Without specific countermeasures, the easiest path to transformative AI likely leads to AI takeover

Alignment Forum and LessWrong · 2022-07-18

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Authors: Ajeya Cotra
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