AI Safety and Why It Matters
What is AIS?
AI Safety is the field focused on ensuring that artificial intelligence systems are safe, beneficial, and aligned with human values as they become increasingly capable.
Safety
Ensuring AI systems operate reliably and don't cause unintended harm to humans or society.
Beneficial
Designing AI to actively promote human welfare and contribute positively to society.
Aligned
Ensuring AI systems understand and pursue goals that align with human values and intentions.
Why AI Safety Matters
1. AI systems far smarter than us may be created soon.
AI is advancing fast, and this progress may result in human-level AI. But human-level is not the limit, and shortly after, there's a good chance we'd see superintelligent AI.
2. These systems may end up opposed to us.
AI systems may pursue their own goals, those goals may not match ours, and that may bring them into conflict with us.
3. Consequences could be catastrophic, including human extinction.
AI may defeat us and take over, leading to humanity's extinction or permanent ruin. If we avoid this outcome, AI still has huge implications for the world, including great benefits if it's developed safely.
4. We need to get our act together.
Experts are worried, but humanity doesn't have a real plan to avert disaster, and you may be able to help.
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