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The Asilomar principles


The Beneficial AI Conference 2017


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Join a Discussion

This is a list of posts which provide more nuanced discussion of the Asilomar Principles:

AI Should Provide a Shared Benefit for as Many People as Possible

Research for Beneficial Artificial Intelligence

When Should Machines Make Decisions?

Artificial Intelligence: The Challenge to Keep It Safe

Can AI Remain Safe as Companies Race to Develop It?

Safe Artificial Intelligence May Start with Collaboration

Can We Properly Prepare for the Risks of Superintelligent AI?

Artificial Intelligence and Income Inequality

Is an AI Arms Race Inevitable?

Preparing for the Biggest Change in Human History

How Smart Can AI Get?

Can We Ensure Privacy in the Era of Big Data?

How Do We Align Artificial Intelligence with Human Values?

A Principled AI Discussion in Asilomar

Full Interviews with AI Researchers

This is list of interviews conducted with AI Researchers in which they express their opinions on a number of the Asilomar Principles:

Joshua Greene

Susan Craw

John C. Havens

Susan Schneider

Bart Selman

Patrick Lin

Toby Walsh

Dan Weld

Kay Firth-Butterfield

Stefano Ermon

Roman Yampolskiy

Francesca Rossi

Yoshua Bengio

Guruduth Banavar

Anca Dragan

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