Borhane Blili-Hamelin
@borhane.bsky.social
He, him | Data Scientist @ TD Bank | Improving AI Governance | Views my own https://borhane.xyz
3/ Podcast with @mmitchell.bsky.social @borhane.bsky.social and @eryk.bsky.social, March 9, 2025:
Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research?
A conversation with Eryk Salvaggio, Borhane Blili-Hamelin, and Margaret Mitchell about the efficacy of aiming for artificial general intelligence.
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The evidence is clear that these Nature authors enjoy strawman arguments about #agi. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear
The vision of human-level machine intelligence laid out by Alan Turing in the 1950s is now a reality. Eyes unclouded by dread or hype will help us to prepare for what comes next.
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(the 'is darwinism just blind search' was a problem that evolutionary biologists took seriously, was debated throughout the 20th century, and the consensus is if you consider developmental factors constraining paths of development, it's not blind search. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... )
History of evolutionary thought - Wikipedia
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ML needs to treat the social, ethical, and political character of intelligence more seriously. 🔌 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... Why is why AGI isn’t a technical construct. 🔌 dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/... 🔌 openreview.net/forum?id=1Rl...
Making Intelligence: Ethical Values in IQ and ML Benchmarks | Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency
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Ted Underwood@tedunderwood.com · 12mo agoThis sounds cynical—but represents a huge advance over empty “AGI” speculation. It’s a political question, not a technical one. Without social equality models *cannot do* many kinds of work (eg, negotiate agreements or manage workers). So they will only be human-equivalent if we decide they are.
This hits home. I’ve long been mistrustful of moral and political conviction, including for values I cherish. Samantha argues that we live in a time when there’s no path for liberalism as a project without shedding complacency about the need argue for liberal values.
Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · last yr.some remarks on something we've all been feeling: the empty chests of "elite liberals," the hollowness at the heart of their convictions--and what we can do to regain the idea of liberalism as an active force in this chaotic age www.youtube.com/watch?v=E52B...
Call for Papers! 🧵 The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz) Abstract Deadline: Sept 19 www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...
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Call for Papers Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy
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LLMs are making the internet less secure because they generate false bug reports and overwhelm cybersecurity professionals. Some are halting their bug bounty programs as a result.
TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · last yr.AI slop and fake reports are exhausting some security bug bounties
Don’t miss my rock-star co-authors! Happening today!!!!
Margaret Mitchell@mmitchell.bsky.social · last yr.🤖 At #ICML? Come check out our position poster "Stop treating ‘AGI’ as the north-star goal of AI research", wherein we challenge the “it goes without saying” narrative that AGI is a great goal for AI research. Tomorrow (Thursday the 17th) between 11 and 13:30. I’ll be there with @graziul.bsky.social
I'll just say this: I find it just as offensive when americans are against people moving to a different city, as I do when they think I'm not allowed in America.
Our work deconstructing AGI as a concept is also now a reference in www.aisnakeoil.com/p/agi-is-not.... If you're a podcast person, other coverage includes this podcast from @techpolicypress.bsky.social! www.techpolicy.press/should-agi-r...
AGI is not a milestone
There is no capability threshold that will lead to sudden impacts
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Margaret Mitchell@mmitchell.bsky.social · last yr.Our new work deconstructing the concept of "AGI", led by the brilliant @borhane.bsky.social in collaboration with @graziul.bsky.social , Hananel Hazan, @shiridoshi.bsky.social +more co-authors below, has been accepted to ICML. 🤗 We discuss the many "traps" that... 🧵 1/ arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689
Our new work deconstructing the concept of "AGI", led by the brilliant @borhane.bsky.social in collaboration with @graziul.bsky.social , Hananel Hazan, @shiridoshi.bsky.social +more co-authors below, has been accepted to ICML. 🤗 We discuss the many "traps" that... 🧵 1/ arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689
Stop treating `AGI' as the north-star goal of AI research
The AI research community plays a vital role in shaping the scientific, engineering, and societal goals of AI research. In this position paper, we argue that focusing on the highly contested topic of ...
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Margaret Mitchell@mmitchell.bsky.social · 2y ago
Good news: this will appear in the ICML position paper track!
Borhane Blili-Hamelin@borhane.bsky.social · 2y agoI’m thrilled to share new work arguing that the research community should stop treating AGI as a North-Star goal! Debates about AGI miss the forest for the trees. 🧵
🧑🔬 Happy our article on Creating a Generative AI Evaluation Science, led by @weidingerlaura.bsky.social & @rajiinio.bsky.social, is now published by the National Academy of Engineering. =) www.nae.edu/338231/Towar... Describes how to mature eval so systems can be worthy of trust and safely deployed.
Toward an Evaluation Science for Generative AI Systems
There is an urgent need for a more robust and comprehensive approach to AI evaluation. There is an increasing imperative to anticipate and understand ...
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A new paper by D&S’s Jacob Metcalf & Ranjit Singh, & affiliate @borhane.bsky.social, examines how emerging experimental publics are reshaping who gets to evaluate genAI, and how public feedback is being mobilized for safety, accountability, & democratic oversight. knightcolumbia.org/content/expe...
Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation
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Just published - Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation, by Jacob Metcalf, Ranjit Singh, and @borhane.bsky.social, the second essay written for our AI & Democratic Freedoms symposium (happening tomorrow and Friday!) knightcolumbia.org/content/expe...
Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation
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I’m very confused about why research on LLM consistency and so-called hallucinations seem silo’d off from each other.
We have a little Zine preview on Instagram from “Noisy Joints,” our Critical AI Puppetry Workshop at the Mercury Store (with Emma Wiseman, @camilagalaz.bsky.social, @isilitke.bsky.social) for #worldpuppetryday2025 (themed “Robots, AI and the Dream of the Puppet”).
Most researchers don’t believe AGI is coming any time soon. But policy makers are steering policy toward AGI anyway. In this article for Tech Policy Press, a look at the distortions the AGI Frame introduces to policymaking. #ai #criticalai #aipolicy In @techpolicypress.bsky.social
Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.
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New piece in Tech Policy Press builds on the collective work from the “AGI Should Not Be The North Star Goal of AI Research” paper with my own argument — that AGI frames also distort the perspective of policymakers shaping AI regulation. www.techpolicy.press/most-researc... #aipolicy
Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.
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Since releasing our recent position paper against treating #AGI as a north-star goal, I’ve often been asked about what expectations policymakers should have instead. My personal opinion: expect many future forms of AI having many surprising impacts across many contexts.
Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.
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🎙️New podcast! A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy I spoke to @alondra.bsky.social about AI, democracy, DOGE, and how to plan for a different future: techpolicy.press/a-conversati...
A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was key to the Biden administration’s AI strategy. Justin Hendrix spoke with her about today’s developments and her vision for the future.
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Huge thanks to leads Kevin Klyman & Ruth Appel, top contributors @sayash.bsky.social, Rishi Bommasani, Michelle Sahar, @seanmcgregor.bsky.social, @borhane.bsky.social, and Nathan Butters. Also, the team of expert advisors: @alondra.bsky.social, @amitelazari.bsky.social, ...
👩💻 What is AGI...and should it be a goal? 😱 My podcast interview on this question is out! With @eryk.bsky.social and @borhane.bsky.social , interviewed by @justinhendrix.bsky.social for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : www.techpolicy.press/should-agi-r... Based on this paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689
Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research? | TechPolicy.Press
A conversation with Eryk Salvaggio, Borhane Blili-Hamelin, and Margaret Mitchell about the efficacy of aiming for artificial general intelligence.
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Latest @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast features myself, @borhane.bsky.social and @mmitchell.bsky.social discussing AGI and a recent paper (with a range of co-authors) - "Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research?"
Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research? | TechPolicy.Press
A conversation with Eryk Salvaggio, Borhane Blili-Hamelin, and Margaret Mitchell about the efficacy of aiming for artificial general intelligence.
techpolicy.press
New work: Protecting Human Cognition in the Age of AI - with Anjali Singh, Karan Taneja, and Klara Guan. We claim that overreliance on GenAI models disrupt traditional learning pathways. We suggest best practices for better teaching, testing, and learning tools to restore these paths:
📣 New! In this report, we examine how red-teaming methods are being adapted to evaluate generative AI, and offer a vision for red-teaming in the public interest. 1/4 datasociety.net/library/red-...
A collaboration between D&S and the AI Risk and Vulnerability Alliance (ARVA), the report’s authors are Ranjit Singh, @borhane.bsky.social, @carolanderson.bsky.social, @emnetspeaks.bsky.social, @briana-v.bsky.social, @bduckles.bsky.social, and Jacob Metcalf. 3/4
