{"id":12161,"date":"2023-11-07T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/07\/techscape-why-sunaks-vanity-jamboree-on-ai-safety-was-actually-a-success\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:39:07","slug":"techscape-why-sunaks-vanity-jamboree-on-ai-safety-was-actually-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/07\/techscape-why-sunaks-vanity-jamboree-on-ai-safety-was-actually-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"TechScape: Why Sunak\u2019s \u2018vanity jamboree\u2019 on AI safety was actually \u2026 a success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Against the odds, world leaders agreed on a landmark declaration to bring stronger oversight to AI. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s very bad week<\/p>\n

\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For Max Tegmark, last week\u2019s artificial intelligence summit at Bletchley Park<\/a> was an emotional moment. The MIT professor and AI researcher was behind a letter this year calling for a pause in development of advanced systems. It didn\u2019t happen, but it was a crucial contribution to the political and academic momentum that resulted in the Bletchley gathering.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The summit] has actually made me more optimistic. It really has superseded my expectations,\u201d he told me. \u201cI\u2019ve been working for about 10 years, hoping that one day there would be an international summit on AI safety. Seeing it happen with my own eyes \u2013 and done so surprisingly well \u2013 was very moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five takeaways<\/strong> from the summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sister newsletter First Edition runs through what we learned about<\/a> the dangers of AI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The great powers<\/strong> signed up to Sunak\u2019s meetup \u2013 while jostling for position<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zoe Williams is very good<\/a> on the problem with tech bro philanthropy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not AI but the tech giants<\/strong> that control it that need reining in, writes John Naughton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m more concerned about the risks that are here<\/strong> and now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunak\u2019s summit trades in Silicon Valley celebrity<\/a> and lays bare the UK\u2019s Brexit dilemmas<\/strong>, argues Rafael Behr.<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nAgainst the odds, world leaders agreed on a landmark declaration to bring stronger oversight to AI. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s very bad week
\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here
\nFor Max Tegmark, last week\u2019s artificial intelligence summit at Bletchley Park was an emotional moment. The MIT professor and AI researcher was behind a letter this year calling for a pause in development of advanced systems. It didn\u2019t happen, but it was a crucial contribution to the political and academic momentum that resulted in the Bletchley gathering.
\n\u201c[The summit] has actually made me more optimistic. It really has superseded my expectations,\u201d he told me. \u201cI\u2019ve been working for about 10 years, hoping that one day there would be an international summit on AI safety. Seeing it happen with my own eyes \u2013 and done so surprisingly well \u2013 was very moving.\u201d
\nFive takeaways from the summit.
\nSister newsletter First Edition runs through what we learned about the dangers of AI.
\nThe great powers signed up to Sunak\u2019s meetup \u2013 while jostling for position.
\nZoe Williams is very good on the problem with tech bro philanthropy.
\nIt\u2019s not AI but the tech giants that control it that need reining in, writes John Naughton.
\nAI pioneer Fei-Fei Li: \u201cI\u2019m more concerned about the risks that are here and now.\u201d
\nSunak\u2019s summit trades in Silicon Valley celebrity and lays bare the UK\u2019s Brexit dilemmas, argues Rafael Behr. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Against the odds, world leaders agreed on a landmark declaration to bring stronger oversight to AI. Plus, Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s very bad week \u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here For Max Tegmark, last week\u2019s artificial intelligence summit at Bletchley Park was an emotional moment. The MIT professor and AI researcher was …<\/p>\n

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