The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 Might Be The Point Of No Return! We've Been Lied To About AI!

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AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won’t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up

Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world-renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human-Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control". 

He explains: 

◼️What the “gorilla problem” reveals about our future under superintelligent AI

◼️How governments are outfunded by Big Tech

◼️Why current AI systems already lie and self-preserve

◼️The radical solution he’s spent a decade building to make AI safe

◼️The myth of ‘pulling the plug’ and why AI won’t be that easy to stop

[00:00] You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time  

[02:54] You Wrote the Textbook on AI  

[03:29] It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up  

[06:03] CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks  

[08:04] They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk  

[10:06] What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?  

[13:10] Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon?  

[16:26] How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented  

[17:29] AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI  

[18:14] The Gorilla Problem — The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule  

[19:34] If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop?  

[21:02] Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful?  

[22:49] Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests?  

[24:09] Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI?  

[26:48] Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement?  

[27:35] No One Actually Understands How This AI Works  

[30:36] AI Will Be Able to Train Itself  

[32:24] The Fast Takeoff Is Coming  

[34:20] Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race?  

[38:36] Advice to Young People in This New World  

[40:52] How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct?  

[42:33] The Problem if No One Has to Work  

[45:59] What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day  

[48:43] Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans?  

[56:44] What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally?  

[59:56] What Is It to Be Human?  

[01:03:34] The Rise of Individualism  

[01:05:34] Ads  

[01:06:39] Universal Basic Income  

[01:08:41] Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever?  

[01:15:13] But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop?  

[01:18:40] Trump's Approach to AI  

[01:19:06] What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs  

[01:21:02] What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Participate in the AI Race?  

[01:23:31] Amazon Replacing Their Workers  

[01:29:00] Ads  

[01:30:54] Experts Agree on Extinction Risk  

[01:38:01] What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now  

[01:39:35] Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control?  

[01:43:14] Are We Creating a God?  

[01:47:32] Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us?  

[01:48:50] What Can We Do to Help?  

[01:50:43] You Wrote the Book on AI — Does It Weigh on You?  

[01:58:48] What Do You Value Most in Life? 


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You can purchase “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control", here: https://amzn.to/48eOMkH 

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AI Expert STUART RUSSELL, exposes the trillion-dollar AI race, why governments won’t regulate, how AGI could replace humans by 2030, and why only a nuclear-level AI catastrophe will wake us up

Professor Stuart Russell O.B.E. is a world-renowned AI expert and Computer Science Professor at UC Berkeley. He holds the Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering and directs the Center for Human-Compatible AI, and is also the bestselling author of the book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control". 

He explains: 

◼️What the “gorilla problem” reveals about our future under superintelligent AI

◼️How governments are outfunded by Big Tech

◼️Why current AI systems already lie and self-preserve

◼️The radical solution he’s spent a decade building to make AI safe

◼️The myth of ‘pulling the plug’ and why AI won’t be that easy to stop

[00:00] You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time  

[02:54] You Wrote the Textbook on AI  

[03:29] It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up  

[06:03] CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks  

[08:04] They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk  

[10:06] What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?  

[13:10] Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon?  

[16:26] How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented  

[17:29] AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI  

[18:14] The Gorilla Problem — The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule  

[19:34] If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop?  

[21:02] Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful?  

[22:49] Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests?  

[24:09] Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI?  

[26:48] Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement?  

[27:35] No One Actually Understands How This AI Works  

[30:36] AI Will Be Able to Train Itself  

[32:24] The Fast Takeoff Is Coming  

[34:20] Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race?  

[38:36] Advice to Young People in This New World  

[40:52] How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct?  

[42:33] The Problem if No One Has to Work  

[45:59] What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day  

[48:43] Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans?  

[56:44] What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally?  

[59:56] What Is It to Be Human?  

[01:03:34] The Rise of Individualism  

[01:05:34] Ads  

[01:06:39] Universal Basic Income  

[01:08:41] Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever?  

[01:15:13] But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop?  

[01:18:40] Trump's Approach to AI  

[01:19:06] What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs  

[01:21:02] What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Participate in the AI Race?  

[01:23:31] Amazon Replacing Their Workers  

[01:29:00] Ads  

[01:30:54] Experts Agree on Extinction Risk  

[01:38:01] What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now  

[01:39:35] Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control?  

[01:43:14] Are We Creating a God?  

[01:47:32] Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us?  

[01:48:50] What Can We Do to Help?  

[01:50:43] You Wrote the Book on AI — Does It Weigh on You?  

[01:58:48] What Do You Value Most in Life? 


Follow Stuart:

LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3Y5fOos 

You can purchase “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control", here: https://amzn.to/48eOMkH 

The Diary Of A CEO:

◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ 

◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook 

◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt 

◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb 

◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt 

◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb 

Sponsors:

Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO
Fiverr: https://fiverr.com/diary and get 10% off your first order when you use code DIARY
Stan Store: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. For Official Rules, visit https://DaretoDream.stan.store

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1. You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time 2. You Wrote the Textbook on AI 3. It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up 4. CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks 5. They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk 6. What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? 7. Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon? 8. How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented 9. AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI 10. The Gorilla Problem — The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule 11. If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop? 12. Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful? 13. Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests? 14. Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI? 15. Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement? 16. No One Actually Understands How This AI Works 17. AI Will Be Able to Train Itself 18. The Fast Takeoff Is Coming 19. Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race? 20. Advice to Young People in This New World 21. How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct? 22. The Problem if No One Has to Work 23. What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day 24. Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans? 25. What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally? 26. What Is It to Be Human? 27. The Rise of Individualism 28. Ads 29. Universal Basic Income 30. Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever? 31. But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop? 32. Trump's Approach to AI 33. What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs 34. What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Participate in the AI Race? 35. Amazon Replacing Their Workers 36. Ads 37. Experts Agree on Extinction Risk 38. What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now 39. Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control? 40. Are We Creating a God? 41. Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us? 42. What Can We Do to Help? 43. You Wrote the Book on AI — Does It Weigh on You? 44. What Do You Value Most in Life?
You've Been Talking About AI for a Long Time 0.0s
You Wrote the Textbook on AI 174.0s
It Will Take a Crisis to Wake People Up 209.0s
CEOs Staying in the AI Race Despite Risks 363.0s
They Know It's an Extinction-Level Risk 484.0s
What Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? 606.0s
Will We Reach General Intelligence Soon? 790.0s
How Much Is Safety Really Being Implemented 986.0s
AI Safety Employees Leaving OpenAI 1049.0s
The Gorilla Problem — The Most Intelligent Species Will Always Rule 1094.0s
If There's an Extinction Risk, Why Don't They Stop? 1174.0s
Can't We Just Pull the Plug if AI Gets Too Powerful? 1262.0s
Can We Build AI That Will Act in Our Best Interests? 1369.0s
Are You Troubled by the Rapid Advancement of AI? 1449.0s
Do You Have Regrets About Your Involvement? 1608.0s
No One Actually Understands How This AI Works 1655.0s
AI Will Be Able to Train Itself 1836.0s
The Fast Takeoff Is Coming 1944.0s
Are We Creating Our Successor and Ending the Human Race? 2060.0s
Advice to Young People in This New World 2316.0s
How Do You Think AI Would Make Us Extinct? 2452.0s
The Problem if No One Has to Work 2553.0s
What if We Just Entertain Ourselves All Day 2759.0s
Why Do We Make Robots Look Like Humans? 2923.0s
What Should Young People Be Doing Professionally? 3404.0s
What Is It to Be Human? 3596.0s
The Rise of Individualism 3814.0s
Ads 3934.0s
Universal Basic Income 3999.0s
Would You Press a Button to Stop AI Forever? 4121.0s
But Won't China Win the AI Race if We Stop? 4513.0s
Trump's Approach to AI 4720.0s
What's Causing the Loss in Middle-Class Jobs 4746.0s
What Will Happen if the UK Doesn't Participate in the AI Race? 4862.0s
Amazon Replacing Their Workers 5011.0s
Ads 5340.0s
Experts Agree on Extinction Risk 5454.0s
What if Aliens Were Watching Us Right Now 5881.0s
Can We Make AI Systems That We Can Control? 5975.0s
Are We Creating a God? 6194.0s
Could There Have Been Advanced Civilisations Before Us? 6452.0s
What Can We Do to Help? 6530.0s
You Wrote the Book on AI — Does It Weigh on You? 6643.0s
What Do You Value Most in Life? 7128.0s