From Wired, Cade Metz goes inside OpenAI, Elon Musk’s wild plan to set artificial intelligence free. Let artificial intelligence evolve — that way, it’ll be moral. How to build a moral robot: If robots are going to drive our cars and play with our kids, we’ll need to teach them right from wrong. Where’s the philosophical scrutiny? Vincent Conitzer on how AI research raises profound questions — but answers are lacking. Fear our new robot overlords: This is why you need to take artificial intelligence seriously. AI will create “useless class” of human: Ian Sample reviews Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari. What’s the worst that could happen? From “enslaving mankind” to “destroying the universe”, experts reveal how AI could turn evil. Checklist of worst-case scenarios could help prepare for evil AI. Killer robots won’t doom humanity — but our fears of AI might.
Amitai Etzioni (GW) and Oren Etzioni (Allen Institute): AI Assisted Ethics. Computers could develop consciousness and may need “human” rights, says Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy. Your definitive guide to the inevitable robot uprising that will destroy humanity. Are we overthinking the dangers of artificial intelligence? “We’re like children playing with a bomb”: Sentient machines are a greater threat to humanity than climate change, according to Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Peter High interviews Nick Bostrom on the single most important challenge that humanity has ever faced.
