Superintelligence

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Superintelligence

Superintelligence

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© 2024 Jurgen Gravestein

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© 2024 Jurgen Gravestein

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INTRODUCTION

The chance that humans create superintelligence (AIs smarter than us) is not zero. Therefore, everyone should understand the risks of developing such a technology and the consequences for our economy, society, and the world.

© 2024 Jurgen Gravestein

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Companies

Governments

Citizens

Researchers

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Complete the mission and save humanity.

1 Myths

2 Risks

Complete

3 Hopes

4 Fears

LEVEL 1/5

Superintelligent AI will definitely be:

Hard to understand

Conscious

Rational

LEVEL 2/5

Superintelligence will affect:

some industries and jobs

All industries and jobs

All jobs but mine

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Controlling superintelligent AI will be:

Challenging

Impossible

Easy

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Superintelligence will be:

One AI system

Many AI systems working together

We dont know

LEVEL 5/5

Superintelligence is:

Inevitable

uncertain but possible

100% Impossible

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1 MYTHS

2 RISKS

3 HOPES

4 FEARS

LEVEL 1/5

Existential risk is about:

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bad actors misusing AI

AI threatening humanity

a post-truth era

LEVEL 2/5

Alignment is about making AI:

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Always Follow our instructions

Respect human values

protect itself At ALL COsts

LEVEL 3/5

The containment problem refers to the idea that a sufficiently smart AI may:

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self-exfiltrate

improve itself

deceive us

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Deceptive alignment means AI can:

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Persuade people

tell when you're lying

appear to be safe when in fact it is not

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Intrumental convergence is when AI:

Becomes evil

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learns to use tools and instruments

seeks power as a means to an end

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1 MYTHS

2 RISKS

3 HOPES

4 FEARS

LEVEL 1/5

Superintelligence could enhance human capabilities via:

Brain-computer interfaces

Mind control

humanoid robots

LEVEL 2/5

In medicine, superintelligent AI might lead to:

Elimination of all diseases

Novel and Faster drug discovery

replacement of all doctors

LEVEL 3/5

Best case scenario, superintelligence could help governments to:

Model complex policy outcomes

neutralize political opponents

create a new world order

LEVEL 4/5

In energy production, superintelligence could:

Eliminate the need for energy

Create perpetual motion machines

optimize renewable energy distribution

LEVEL 5/5

In language and communication, superintelligence could:

Make verbal communication obsolete

Create a global universal language

Eradicate language barriers

CONGRATULATIONS!

THE NUMBER OF THIS MISSION IS 3

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1 Myths

2 Risks

3 Hopes

4 Fears

LEVEL 1/3

By giving the AI more autonomy, we outsource:

Accountability

Responsibility

Decision power

LEVEL 2/3

Authoritarians will likely use superintelligence AI to:

Democratize their political systems

Create the perfect Surveillance state

Improve citizen welfare

LEVEL 3/3

To maintain a sense of meaning alongside superintelligent AI, humans will probably need to:

create in AI-free zones

Redefine their values and sense of purpose

Pretend AI doesn't exist

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you are still alive

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1 MYTHS

2 RISKS

3 HOPES

4 FEARS

CONGRATULATIONS

YOU SAVED HUMANITY

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© 2024 Jurgen Gravestein

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CommonMyths

Let's debunk the most common myths around AI and superintelligence.

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Researchers

Scientists operating at the forefront of superintelligence carry a weighty responsibility.

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Governments

Regulation, international cooperation, and legal frameworks are crucial in shaping the future.

AI Risks

Let's test your knowledge on the dangers of developing smarter-than-human AI systems.

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Hopes

Let's not resort to pessimism yet. There a lot to be hopeful about.

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Citizens

Citizens engaging in public discourse can hold companies and governments accountable.

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Tech giants racing to develop superintelligent AI wield immense power.

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This game was made as part of a contest for the best creative educational materials on superintelligence, its associated risks, and the implications of this technology for our world.

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The Future of Life Institute

Imagined Superintelligence