D/Acc: One Year Later
Technology has always been a double edged sword, bringing us longer and healthier life spans, freedom from physical and mental drudgery, and many new creative possibilities on the one hand, while introducing new and salient dangers on the other. However, the means and knowledge will soon exist in a routine college bioengineering lab (and already ex... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
Instead, any transition of this complexity is ridden with unintentional consequences and will swing both ways, creating unexpected upsides alongside unforeseen risks. This is why I believe containment is the right frame. It’s not about more or less technology: It’s about technology delivered in the right way with full recognition of what it means a
... See moreMustafa Suleyman • The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
is for a technological equivalent of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); an International Panel on AI Safety, or IPAIS. Consider the IPCC’s remit: It exists to provide “regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.”