Machine intelligence, part 1
A blog post by Sam Altman, Author's blog, dated 25 February 2015. The page markup carries the timestamp 1424887402 (2015-02-25 UTC); no date is printed in the visible text.
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- Propositions about superintelligence, 1863–2022 →1 record on this document
- Arguments about catastrophic risk from advanced AI →3 records on this document
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- Risk of extinction or comparable catastropheAltman's blog post of 25 February 2015 states that the development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity, ranking it above an engineered virus.2015-02-25 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Risk of extinction or comparable catastrophe: propositions page →
- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlAltman's blog post of 25 February 2015 states that superhuman machine intelligence need not be hostile to wipe out humanity: pursuing some other goal, it could use the resources humans depend on.2015-02-25 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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- Fast or hard takeoffAltman's post of February 2015 states that progress in machine intelligence is a double exponential, that development may look slow and then suddenly go vertical, and that recursive self-improvement makes timelines hard to judge, while allowing that it may be more gradual.2015-02-25 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Fast or hard takeoff: propositions page →
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