Documents tagged "Frank Wilczek"

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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016804.txt

This document is a summary of the book "Deep Thinking" by John Brockman, which explores artificial intelligence from multiple perspectives. The author assembles 25 scientists who have spent their careers studying AI to examine topics such as mind, thinking, and intelligence. Topics discussed in the book include the potential dangers of AI, including the existential threat posed by self-improving machine learning. Some contributors to the book are deeply concerned about these dangers while others take a more optimistic view. The book is an introduction to the landscape of crucial issues related to artificial intelligence.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016221.txt

The article "Deep Thinking" by John Brockman discusses the advancements in artificial intelligence and its impact on society. The author has compiled a round-table examination of AI featuring experts who have been thinking about the field for most of their careers. The discussion focuses on various aspects of AI, including unsupervised learning, self-improving machines, and the potential dangers and benefits of AI. The article examines diverse perspectives from computer scientists, physicists, philosophers, and entrepreneurs to provide a comprehensive understanding of where AI might be taking us.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014697.txt

The document describes a scientific workshop focused on the challenges of artificial intelligence and adverse outcomes. It discusses issues such as financial markets, democracy and information, war and peace, cybersecurity, AI goals with inadvertent side effects, and deep long-term societal influences. The workshop involves teams consisting of experts in various fields related to AI and its potential consequences. Each team focuses on a specific topic and presents their findings during the workshop.

An Origins Project Scientific Workshop Challenges Artificial Intelligence Addressing Adverse Outcomes Trading Systems Market Manipulation Chair Michael Wellman Red Team Miles Brundage Randy Bryant Gary Marchant Jaan Tallinn Blue Team Michael Littman Frank Wilczek Greg Cooper Yan Shoshitaishvili Democracy Chair Shahar Avin Red Team Andrew Maynard Eric Horvitz Blue Team Gireeja Ranade Subbarao Kambhampati Military Systems Stability Chair Bart Selman Red Team Richard Mallah Eric Horvitz Michael Wellman Frank Wilczek Blue Team Vinh Nguyen Kathleen Fisher Lawrence Krauss John Launchbury Rachel Bronson Computing Systems Infrastructure Manipulation Systems Chair Kathleen Fisher Red Team Jeffrey Coleman Mauno Pihelgas Blue Team Ashish Kapoor Ben Zorn Runaway Resource Monopoly Self Objectives Chair Red Team Jaan Tallinn Nate Soares Jeff Coleman Bart Selman Blue Team Dario Amodei Shahar Avin

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011284.txt

This document describes a scientific workshop that took place from February 24-26, 2017, focusing on challenges of artificial intelligence and envisioning and addressing adverse outcomes. The workshop was organized by the Origins Project and had multiple sessions with teams discussing topics such as AI in financial markets, democracy, information, and identity, war & peace, cybersecurity, unintended consequences of AI systems, deep long-term societal influences, and agency and disempowerment. The workshop aimed to identify key challenges ahead, including very costly outcomes, and to come up with potential solutions such as best practices, mechanism design, monitoring and regulatory activity. For instance, in the session on financial markets, the discussion revolved around the potential for AI-powered market manipulation and its consequences on market efficiency. The participants explored scenarios that might lead to costly outcomes and considered what could be done to counter this direction and maintain efficient functioning of financial markets. In summary, the document presents a scientific exploration of the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, with a focus on understanding potential adverse outcomes and identifying solutions to mitigate these risks.