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Artificial Intelligence

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    APR 2023
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    context last updated JUL 15

    The Spin

    Pro-establishment narrative

    Artificial intelligence will be great for humanity and is no cause for alarm. Amplifying human intelligence with AI will free people from boring and dangerous jobs, and bring greater prosperity for all. Ultimately, AI will help cure diseases and unlock amazing new technologies with which humanity can flourish like never before. Contrary to luddite scaremongering, old jobs will be replaced by new better ones. AI can be biased against marginalized groups and misused to spread disinformation and break laws, but responsible tech companies are currently working with governments and other stakeholders to prevent this.

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    Establishment-critical narrative

    Unelected tech leaders gain undue influence through creepy AI surveillance and by controlling the truth with their AI-powered social media algorithms, and this manufactured truth includes "AI isn't a threat." Why is it legal to sell AI built to kill, and to deploy AI so powerful that its makers don't fully understand it? Much like how Homo Sapiens outsmarted and replaced the Neanderthals, AI will soon outsmart and replace Homo Sapiens — first on the job market and then altogether when we're no longer needed. Whoever first creates AGI won't have won an arms race but a suicide race, dooming humanity.

    Time

    Techno-skeptic narrative

    AI is overhyped, and won't eclipse humans for a long time, if ever. Although today's chatbots, translators, and image generators may seem impressive, they lack a fundamental understanding of the world that they mask by learning statistics from a ridiculously large data set.

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    Metaculus Prediction


    The Controversies


    LOWHIGH
    Status:Open
    Does AI Pose an Existential Threat to Humanity?
    Controversy
    JUL 15JUL 15

    UNLIKELYLIKELY
    Status:Open
    Will AI Bring Economic Risks?
    Controversy
    JUL 15JUL 15

    UNLIKELYLIKELY
    Status:Open
    Will AI Replace All Jobs?
    Controversy
    JUL 15JUL 15

    NOT SOONSOON
    Status:Open
    Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence, and When?
    Controversy
    JUL 15JUL 15

    Go Deeper

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    Judge Denies Musk's Bid to Block OpenAI For-profit Conversion
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    MAR 5MAR 5
    TSMC Pledges $100B for US Chip Plants
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    MAR 4MAR 4
    Microsoft Urges Trump to Curb AI Chip Export Rules
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    FEB 27FEB 27
    1,000+ Artists Release Silent Album to Fight AI Copyright Changes
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    FEB 25FEB 25
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    FEB 25FEB 25
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    European Parliament Committee Pushes Back on AI Liability Directive Withdrawal
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    FEB 10FEB 10
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    FEB 8FEB 8
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    FEB 5FEB 5
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    FEB 5FEB 5
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    FEB 3FEB 3
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    JAN 31JAN 31
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    JAN 30JAN 30
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    JAN 30JAN 30
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    JAN 29JAN 29
    Ex-OpenAI Safety Lead Warns of 'Risky' AI Race
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    JAN 29JAN 29
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    JAN 29JAN 29
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    JAN 27JAN 27
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    JAN 22JAN 22
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    JAN 22JAN 22
    OpenAI Set to Unveil Advanced AI Agents Amid Job Impact Fears
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    JAN 20JAN 20
    UK: Starmer Announces Plan to 'Turbocharge' AI
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    JAN 13JAN 13
    WEF: Global Workforce to Increase Despite Risks of AI-Driven Job Cuts
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    JAN 9JAN 9
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    JAN 8JAN 8
    Nvidia Unveils AI-Powered Gaming Chips and Robot Training Tech
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    JAN 7JAN 7
    Apple to Update AI Tool After BBC Reports False News Alerts
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    JAN 7JAN 7
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