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https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09734 > Ensuring artificial intelligence behaves in such a way that is aligned with human values is commonly referred to as the alignment challenge. Prior work has shown that rational agents, behaving in such a way that maximizes a utility function, will inevitably behave in such a way that is...

> Modern deep learning approaches usually transform inputs into a modality-specific form. For example, the most common deep learning approach to image classification involves decoding image file bytes into an RGB tensor which is passed into a neural network. Instead, we investigate performing classification directly on file bytes, without the...

This might be an idea better put to r/WritingPrompts (or ChatGPT), but a scenario has occurred to me which might count either as a near-utopia, or extreme dystopia, depending on your point of view. Imagine a future Earth where a great power (this can be a superintelligent AI, benevolent alien...

> We introduce a physiological model-based agent as proof-of-principle that it is possible to define a flexible self-preserving system that does not use a reward signal or reward-maximization as an objective. We achieve this by introducing the Self-Preserving Agent (SPA) with a physiological structure where the system can get trapped...

It's probably not presuming too much to guess that many around here have personal experience with the autism spectrum, if not in relation to themselves, then with close family. I say this because the kinds of subjects discussed around here are exactly the type that would appeal to those of...

A suggested solution to AGI safety is to ensure intelligent systems only work on abstract mathematical problems that have, as far as we know, little to no connection with the "real world". I'll sidestep some obvious problems (limited usefulness, temptation to formulate real world problems in mathematical terms) to explore...

I recently came across the short essay below by George Eliot, the male pen name of Victorian author Mary Ann Evans. It's quite remarkable in its prescience of current AI debates, particularly how long the "servant-master" relationship can persist between humans and their machines. What's striking for me is that...