[ML researchers]
Given that we can’t agree on whether a hotdog is a sandwich or not...We should probably start thinking about how to tell a computer what is right and wrong.
[Insert call to action on support / funding for AI governance / regulation etc.]
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Given that we can’t agree on whether a straw has two holes or one...We should probably start thinking about how to explain good and evil to a computer.
[Insert call to action on support / funding for AI governance / regulation etc.]
(I could imagine a series riffing based on this structure / theme)
[ML researchers]
”We’re in the process of building some sort of god. Now would be a good time to make sure it’s a god we can live with” (Sam Harris, 2016 Ted Talk).