Stuart Russell

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1,902 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard Dec 2018 last heard 24 Jun

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Yeah, I hope there is some happy medium where...

The AI systems can be there and we can take advantage of those capabilities to have a civilization that's much better than the one we have now.

But I think you're right.

A civilization with no challenges is not conducive to human flourishing.

I actually think, um, you know, this sounds corny, but, you know, talk to your representative, your MP, your Congress person, whatever it is.

Um, because I think the policymakers need to hear from people.

The only voices they're hearing right now are the tech companies and their $50 billion checks.

And, um,

All the polls that have been done say, yeah, most people, 80% maybe, don't want there to be super intelligent machines.

But they don't know what to do.

Even for me, I've been in this field for decades.

I'm not sure what to do.

because of this giant magnet pulling everyone forward and the vast sums of money being put into this.

But I am sure that if you want to have a future and a world that you want your kids to live in, you need to make your voice heard.

And I think governments will listen.

From a political point of view,

You put your finger in the wind and you say, hmm, should I be on the side of humanity or our future robot overlords?

I think as a politician, it's not a difficult decision.

Yeah, right.

Exactly.

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