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Andrew Marantz reports on the debate over artificial intelligence and machine learning, taking in figures and companies including Sam Altman, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, Yann LeCun, ChatGPT, and OpenAI.

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Most of us are busy thinking about the near term or the immediate future, due to the demands and responsibilities of our lives. Billionaires like Elon Musk, however, are known to take an approach...

The power struggle between “doomers” and “accelerationists” will define the way this world-changing technology evolves

Proponents of the movement funded the Biden administration’s executive order hindering AI development.

Why the EA movement is both promising and problematic.

Hello, and welcome back to Impact Report. In 2023, one approach to impact had an Icarus-like rise and fall: effective altruism. Can the movement regain ground…

Tenyearsago,PeterSinger,aprofessorofethicsatPrincetonUniversity,gaveatalkattheTEDconferenceentitled“TheWhyandHowofthe...

Therearemanyproblemsintheworldtoday.Poverty,war,domesticviolence,variousabusesandfears,tonamejustafew. Giventhattheworld...

(Bloomberg) -- At a New York City dive bar on a recent December night, Pitbull blared from the sound system, and a gathering of like-minded young people had passionate debates about morals and the future of humanity. The local community of effective altruists was holding its “end of year celebration.”Most Read from BloombergMaine Bars Trump From State’s 2024 Presidential Primary BallotPutin Forced to Relocate Ships in Crimea After Ukraine StrikesL’Oreal Heir Francoise...