Tolga Bilge

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Top AI experts say AI poses an extinction risk on par with nuclear war. Prohibiting the development of superintelligence can prevent this risk. We’ve just launched a new campaign to get this done.

UK POLITICIANS DEMAND REGULATION OF POWERFUL AI TODAY: Politicians across the UK political spectrum back our campaign for binding rules on dangerous AI development. This is the first time a coalition of parliamentarians have acknowledged the extinction threat posed by AI. 1/6

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We need a treaty to establish common redlines on AI. AI development is advancing rapidly, and we may soon have AI systems that surpass humans in intelligence, yet we have no way to control them. Our very existence is at stake. This could be the biggest deal in history. 🧵

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Google DeepMind's Chief AGI Scientist says there's a 50% chance that AGI will be built in the next 3 years. This was in reference to a prediction he made back in 2011. He also thought there was a 5 to 50% chance of human extinction within a year of human-level AI being built!

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Last year, OpenAI's chief lobbyist said that OpenAI is not aiming to build superintelligence. Her boss, Sam Altman, is now bragging about how OpenAI is rushing to create superintelligence.

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📩 ControlAI Weekly Roundup: Time to Unplug? 1️⃣ Voters back AI policy focus on preventing extreme risks 2️⃣ Meta asks the government to block OpenAI's for-profit switch 3️⃣ Eric Schmidt warns there's a time to unplug AI Get our free newsletter: controlai.news/p/con...

ControlAI Weekly Roundup #9: Time to Unplug?

Voters back an AI policy focus on preventing extreme risks, Meta asks the government to block OpenAI switching to a for-profit, and Eric Schmidt warns there’s a time to consider unplugging AI systems.

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One of the weird things about the world today is that the idea of 'AGI' is now regularly being talked about in e.g. policy contexts. But seems v clear that most policymakers' notion of AGI & its implications is vastly underpowered compared to that of the ppl trying to build AGI.

📩 ControlAI Weekly Roundup: Sneaky Machines 1️⃣ OpenAI launches o1, in tests tries to avoid shutdown 2️⃣ Google DeepMind launches Gemini 2.0 3️⃣ Comments by incoming AI czar David Sacks on AGI threat resurface Get our free newsletter here 👇 controlai.news/p/sub...

ControlAI Weekly Roundup #8: Sneaky Machines

OpenAI launches o1, which in tests tried to avoid shutdown, Google DeepMind launches Gemini 2.0, and comments by incoming US AI czar David Sacks expressing concern about the threat from AGI resurface.

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Current AI research leads to extinction by godlike AI. Creating AGI depends simply on enabling it to perform the intellectual tasks that we can. Once AI can do that, we are on a path to godlike AI — systems so beyond our reach that they pose the risk of human extinction. 🧵

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📩 ControlAI Weekly Roundup: AI Accelerates Cyberattacks 1️⃣ AI assists hackers mine sensitive data 2️⃣ Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system 3️⃣ xAI plans massive expansion of its Memphis supercomputer Get our free newsletter here 👇 controlai.news/p/con...

ControlAI Weekly Roundup #7: AI Accelerates Cyberattacks

AI is assisting hackers mine sensitive data for phishing attacks, Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system, and xAI plans a massive expansion of its Memphis supercomputer.

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Recent polling by the AI Policy Institute — clear majorities of Americans say: ⬥ AI labs can't police themselves, more regulation is needed ⬥ They support AI Safety Institute testing of AI models, and this should be mandatory ⬥ AI safety testing is more important than US-China competition

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📩 ControlAI Weekly Roundup: US-China Detente or AGI Suicide Race? 1️⃣ Biden and Xi agree AI shouldn’t control nuclear weapons 2️⃣ A US government commission recommends a race to AGI 3️⃣ Bengio writes about advances in the ability of AI to reason controlai.news/p/con...

ControlAI Weekly Roundup #5: US-China Detente or AGI Suicide Race?

Biden and Xi agree AI shouldn’t control nuclear weapons, a US government commission recommends a race to AGI, and Yoshua Bengio writes about advances in the ability of AI to reason.

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