THE VIDEO SHELF · ai safety
Why Not Just: Think of AGI Like a Corporation?
Robert Miles asks whether corporations can be thought of as artificial general superintelligences and how far the analogy holds. He argues the differences, such as being limited by employees' capabilities, matter for AI safety.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as an accessible rebuttal to the claim that AI risk is just corporate risk.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Robert Miles AI Safety
- Topic
- ai safety
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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In which a science fiction writer weaves a fantastical tale about how the Doomsayers are making their decisions from fantastical tales and emotions, instead of actually reading and responding to the arguments they present. The irony is so palpable that if it wasn't so disingenuous, …
Veedrac on Hacker News · 2020-02
In AI thinks like a corporation (2018)I'd echo one of their recommendations: Robert Mile's YouTube channel focussing on AI safety. He presents the material in a very interesting and accessible way. For example, this video on whether or not corporations can be considered a form of superintelligence: [VIDEO]
stupidcar on Hacker News · 2020-06
In DeepMind AI reading list [pdf]Robert Miles has an interesting response to the claim that corporations are AIs: [VIDEO] To paraphrase: yes, corporations function as agents, but their maximum performance is limited by the capabilities of their employees. A corporate AI may have a much broader set of skills than …
jengleton on Hacker News · 2020-07
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