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Neel Nanda on What is Going on Inside Neural Networks
9 February, 2023
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Neel Nanda joins the podcast to explain how we can understand neural networks using mechanistic interpretability. Neel is an independent AI safety researcher. You can find his blog here.Â
Timestamps:
00:00 Who is Neel?
04:41 How did Neel choose to work on AI safety?
12:57 What does an AI safety researcher do?
15:53 How analogous are digital neural networks to brains?
21:34 Are neural networks like alien beings?
29:13 Can humans think like AIs?
35:00 Can AIs help us discover new physics?
39:56 How advanced is the field of AI safety?
45:56 How did Neel form independent opinions on AI?
48:20 How does AI safety research decrease the risk of extinction?
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