BENEFICIAL AI 2017 brought together an amazing group of AI researchers from academia and industry, and thought leaders in economics, law, ethics, and philosophy for a few days dedicated to beneficial AI. (6-7 January 2017)
People from various AI-related fields had discussions of opportunities and challenges related to the future of AI and steps we should take to ensure that the technology is beneficial.
Elon Musk, Stuart Russell, Ray Kurzweil, Demis Hassabis, Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, David Chalmers, Bart Selman, and Jaan Tallinn discuss with Max Tegmark (moderator) what likely outcomes might be if we succeed in building human-level AGI, and also what we would like to happen.
Superintelligence: Science or Fiction? | Elon Musk & Other Great Minds
Max Tegmark kicks off Beneficial AI 2017.
Matt Scherer explores means of of mitigating risks to public from AI at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Public Risk Management for AI:. The Path Forward | Matt Scherer
Ryan Calo discusses developments in AI law and policy since the last Beneficial AI meeting in 2015.
Law and Policy Development Since 2015 | Ryan Calo
Andrew McAfee, Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, and Jeffrey Sachs discuss with Erik Brynjolfsson (moderator) how to grow our prosperity through automation and AI while avoiding potential pitfalls at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Implications of AI for the Economy and Society
Kay Firth-Butterfield (moderator), Margaret Boden, Francesca Rossi, Wendell Wallach, and Huw Price discuss how we might be able to ensure that AI is designed and used according to high ethical standards at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
AI and Ethics
Yann LeCun gives an overview of AI and outlines a path toward more general and complete AI at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
A Path to AI | Yann LeCun
Vika Krakovna discusses progress made since the last Beneficial AI meeting and highlights from the workshop at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Highlights from Asillomar workshop on Beneficial AI | Vika Krakovna
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio explores paths forward to human-level artificial intelligence at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Creating Human-Level AI | Yoshua Bengio
Ray Kurzweil explores how and when we might create human-level artificial intelligence at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Creating Human-Level AI: How and When | Ray Kurzweil
Nick Bostrom explores the likely outcomes of human-level AI and problems regarding governing AI at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
Interactions between the AI Control Problem and the Governance Problem | Nick Bostrom
Daniel Khaneman discusses, with Erik Brynjoffsson, creating a world where AI leads to human well-being and flourishing at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
What makes people happy? | Daniel Kahneman
Jaan Tallinn discusses the issue of AI and value alignment at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
AI and Value Alignment | Jaan Tallinn
Erik Brynjolfsson explores how we can grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income and meaning at the January 2017 Asilomar conference organized by the Future of Life Institute.
AI and the Economy | Erik Brynjolfsson