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Scott Alexander

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01 / prediction

We expect that as the AI labs become more capable, they tell the government about this because they want government contracts, they want government support.

“We expect that as the AI labs become more capable, they tell the government about this because they want government contracts, they want government support.”
Speaker
Scott Alexander
Publisher
Dwarkesh Podcast

02 / prediction

Wait a second, I’m a little confused to hear you say that, because when I have seen people predicting AI milestones like Katja Grace’s expert surveys, they have almost always been too pessimistic from a point of view of how fast AI will advance.

“Wait a second, I’m a little confused to hear you say that, because when I have seen people predicting AI milestones like Katja Grace’s expert surveys, they have almost always been too pessimistic from a point of view of how fast AI will advance.”
Speaker
Scott Alexander
Publisher
Dwarkesh Podcast

05 / prediction

We’re telling it “succeed on tasks, which is going to make you a power seeker, but also don’t seek power in these particular ways”. And in our scenario, we predict that this doesn’t work and that the AI learns to seek power and then hide it.

“We’re telling it “succeed on tasks, which is going to make you a power seeker, but also don’t seek power in these particular ways”. And in our scenario, we predict that this doesn’t work and that the AI learns to seek power and then hide it.”
Speaker
Scott Alexander
Publisher
Dwarkesh Podcast
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