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Essays on AI safety

79 essays

May 22, 2015SSC

AI Researchers On AI Risk

Scott Alexander provides evidence that many prominent AI researchers are concerned about AI risk, contrary to claims in some popular articles.

36 min read 5,524 words

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Oct 7, 2014SSC

Tumblr on MIRI

The post analyzes a debate about the effectiveness of MIRI, an AI safety organization, focusing on critiques of their academic output and defenses of their outreach efforts.

49 min read 7,446 words

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May 6, 2014SSC

Not Even A Real Links Post, Just A Blatant Ad

Scott Alexander promotes a charity event, encouraging donations to MIRI or Sankara Eye Foundation to help them win valuable services.

2 min read 213 words

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Apr 4, 2013SSC

Lies, Damned Lies, And Facebook (Part 2 of ∞)

Scott Alexander debunks a misleading Facebook meme about Google autocomplete suggestions for disabled people, showing that Google's suggestions are universally negative for almost all groups.

8 min read 1,124 words

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