AGI Sputnik Moment

Goertzel and Pitt have also emphasized the role of an AGI Sputnik moment in AGI development regulation. Their idea is that such a moment would mark the begginingbeginning of a rapid developmental progress, which would render any future regulation attempt futile or dangerous. As such, more effort should be put in developing research -- especially open research -- regarding AGI safety before such moment occurs.

Goertzel and Pitt have also emphasized the role of an AGI Sputnik moment in AGI development regulation. Their idea is that such a moment would mark the beggining of a rapid developmental progress, which would render any future regulation attempt futile or dangerous. As such, more effort should be put in developing research --- especially open research --- regarding AGI safety before such moment occurs.

An AGI Sputnik moment is a term coined by Ben Goertzel during a 2011 interview. It describes a moment when some project or program makes an impressive demonstration of AGI and convinces the general public and private entitites of its feasability.feasibility. The author proposes that if that moment happens somewhere soon, the funding and investment in AGI development through computer science that would ensue would make it surpass other approaches, such as brain simulation.

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AGIFriendly AI

It has been argued that, because very little research has been published on AGI safety, encouraging AGI research on a global scale would increase the risk of creating UFAI. This might cause government's retraction from such projects and the development might stall. When considering such ideas, Goertzel and Pitt argue that open research would decreasehave also emphasized the chancesrole of such perception. At the same time, they also note that after an AGI Sputnik moment,moment in AGI research will rapidlydevelopment regulation. Their idea is that such a moment would mark the beggining of a rapid developmental progress, andwhich would render any future regulation attempt to regulate it will be either futile or dangerous. As such, more effort should be put in developing research - especially open research - regarding AGI safety before such moment occurs.

It has been argued that, because very little research has been published on AGI safety, encouraging AGI research on a global scale would increase the risk of creating UFAI. This might cause government's retraction from such projects and the development might stall. When considering such ideas, Goertzel and Pitt argue that open research would decrease the chances. Theychances of such perception. At the same time, they also note that after an AGI Sputnik moment, AGI research will rapidly progress, and any attempt to regulate it will be either futile or dangerous.

An AGI Sputnik moment is a hypothetical future event which demonstrates the feasibility of AGI in a dramatic and public way. It wasterm coined by Ben Goertzel during a 2011 interview. It describes a moment when some project or program makes an impressive demonstration of AGI and convinces the general public and private entitites of its feasability. The author proposes that if that moment happens somewhere soon, the funding and investment in describing strategies for attracting investors to AGI research.development through computer science that would ensue would make it surpass other approaches, such as brain simulation.

The phrase refers to the successful launching of the Russian satellite SputnikSputnik, which demonstrated the possibility of space technology to the public. This event triggered the ensuing space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, leading to long-term funding of space projects from both governments. The analogy is not meant to imply government funding for AGI, only that the event convinces non-specialists of the practicality of AGI. Goertzel expressed desire towards this type of demonstration as a method of gaining funding for OpenCog, his AGI project.

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