Scott Aaronson delves into the nature of AI, and what threats it could pose, in this in-depth interview.

Is seeming to understand the same as understanding?

Watch Scott debate AI's threat to humanity at https://iai.tv/video/ai-and-the-end-o...

AI and ChatGPT have made extraordinary progress in recent years. But what are we to make of such progress? In this interview, world-renowned quantum computing expert Scott Aaronson discusses AI safety, quantum mechanics, and what makes human experience unique.

#ai #consciousness #aisafety #quantumphysics

Scott Aaronson is one of the top quantum complexity theorists in the world, renowned for both his research in quantum computing and computational complexity theory. Aaronson is famous for his popular blog Shtetl Optimized, which has kept the scientific community up to date on quantum hype for nearly the past two decades.

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Are we suffering from an optimistic induction in the case of AI?
04:53 What do you think about AI skepticism?
07:30 Is seeming to understand the same as understanding?
10:00 What differentiates humans from machines?
15:20 Why do you think quantum mechanics lies at the basis of human uniqueness?
19:19 Why continue developing AI, if it risks catastrophe?
25:12 What should our focus be, in AI safety?
27:32 Is there evidence that AI, in its current form, is trying to manipulate us?


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