Will Fithian
@wfithian
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UC Berkeley Statistics. Interests in multiple testing, selection bias, and post-selection inference. Belated interest in AI alignment. Views my own.
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Joined June 2009
RT @IASEAIorg: Concluding #IASEAI25, we share our thoughts on critical imperatives discussed, ahead of AI Action Summit. These items aim t…
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@phl43 OK, previous question then. Supposing ASI is two years away, why expect the rest of history to go well for humans? If we can’t do anything as well or as cheaply as AI/robots can, why will it be a stable equilibrium for us to wield all or most of the political and economic power?
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@phl43 Understood. If you did believe in e.g. Dario Amodei’s predictions of likely near-term AGI, would that change your view?
Dario Amodei on AGI: "at some point we're going to get to AI systems that are better than almost all humans at almost all tasks ... that's the thing that I think we are quite likely to get in the next 2 or 3 years."
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RT @MaxNadeau_: 🧵 Announcing @open_phil's Technical AI Safety RFP! We're seeking proposals across 21 research areas to help make AI system…
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Fascinating, detailed list of research topics here. If you're a technical person interested in getting into AI safety, have a look. > "Whether you’re an expert on one of these research topics or you’ve barely thought about them, we encourage you to apply."
🧵 Announcing @open_phil's Technical AI Safety RFP! We're seeking proposals across 21 research areas to help make AI systems more trustworthy, rule-following, and aligned, even as they become more capable.
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Very encouraging to see political leaders adopt this eminently sensible position. Leading AI experts and CEOs have warned that smarter-than-human AI poses an existential risk to humanity. It should not be developed without the public's consent.
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. The public is fully on board. Our polling with YouGov released today shows that 87% of the British public want AI developers to prove their systems are safe before release. Only 9% trust tech CEOs to act in the public interest. Assembling this coalition is a significant milestone on the path to getting dangerous AI development under control. The gravity of the threat and the urgency with which it must be addressed cannot be overstated. Nobel Prize winners, hundreds of top AI scientists, and even the CEOs of the leading AI companies have warned that AI poses a threat of extinction. The Labour government clearly promised in its manifesto it would introduce "binding regulation on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models". The public wants it, parliamentarians call for it, humanity needs it. Time to deliver.
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RT @_andreamiotti: While AI companies are gunning for superintelligence, most politicians are asleep at the wheel. Our campaign brings toge…
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Where is the best explainer on how these attacks work?
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RT @EMostaque: We are quite clearly in an intelligence takeoff scenario Forget AGI, ASI etc Machines will be able to do most digital know…
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RT @slatestarcodex: I went on a walk and saw a child drowning in the river. I was going to jump in and save him, when someone reminded me t…
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While top AI firms' CEOs say artificial superintelligence is 2-3 years away, the safety researchers they hired keep resigning because they're terrified of what those firms are creating. But the blind race to imperil humanity goes on.
Honestly I'm pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days. When I think about where I'll raise a future family, or how much to save for retirement, I can't help but wonder: Will humanity even make it to that point?
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@paulnovosad Could this observation be explained by the fact that by 40 most people sort into a career, and a tier of achievement within that career, where their colleagues and competitors have similar intelligence as they do? Not to mention collider bias on other determinants of success.
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@1AMorey Since this isn't extramural speech, is the First Amendment the right legal standard for what is or isn't punishable? I agree suspension is disproportionate to the offense here, but is it really true that faculty can never be disciplined for telling offensive jokes in class?
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