How can emerging companies outperform others which have been there for more time, and how much can countries like Russia or China create better AIs than others even though they entered the race late, using illegal or unethical computing methods?
If the process of self-improving AIs like described in an simple article by Tim Urban (below) is mastered, then the AI alignment problem is solved: "The idea is that we’d build a computer whose two-THREE major skills would be doing research on AI, ON ETHICS, and coding changes into itself—allowing...
Nearly everyone with whom I have talked about the mindblowing possibilities of a friendly ASI -people that hadn't heard about it before-, I have seen the same reaction: the person is skeptical and rejects the idea of immortality: "Humans are made to die", "what is the value of life then?",...
I maintain a profound belief that within the formative years of life, a profound crossroads emerges, typically between the ages of 10 and 25, where each of us faces a decision that carries momentous consequences. This decision, colloquially termed 'the CHOICE,' is, in essence, the crucible that shapes the trajectory...
Happiness is paradoxical. A 2011 study showed that people seeking happiness were generally unhappier than others. Picture happiness as a sort of ghost that apparently is wandering in your neighborhood. From the moment you hear about someone seeing the ghost or a person that talked to that ghost or whatever,...