Lifeboat Foundation

AI had its nuclear bomb threshold. The biggest thing that happens to human technology maybe since the splitting of the atom.

A conversation with Science Fiction author and a NASA consultant David Brin about the existential risks of AI and what approach we can take to address these risks.

David Brin’s advice for new authors.
http://www.davidbrin.com/advice.htm.

David Brin’s new WIRED article appraises the chances (nil) of an ‘AI moratorium.’ It then breaks down the three standard ‘AI-formats’ implicitly assumed by almost everyone in the field – corporate puppet, invasive blob, or ‘Skynet’. Formats that can only lead to disaster.
He propose instead a 4th — that AI entities just might be held accountable if they have individuality… even ‘soul’… https://www.wired.com/story/give-ever… Brin’s related NEWSWEEK op-ed (June’22) dealt with ‘empathy bots” that feign sapience. https://www.newsweek.com/soon-humanit… Here also is a YouTube pod where I give an expanded version: • AI is Alive! Or i… Here’s how all those fervid calls for an “AI moratorium” are doomed to fail. https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2023/0… David Brin’s website http://www.davidbrin.com David Brin latest book VIVID TOMORROWS: Science Fiction and Hollywood — http://www.davidbrin.com/vividtomorro… David Brin’s blog (Contrary Brin blog) http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ Links: Quora blog: https://spacefaringcivilization.quora… Amazon Author page: http://amazon.com/author/ronfriedman My Website: https://ronsfriedman.wordpress.com/ Subscribe to my mailing list: https://ronsfriedman.wordpress.com/su… How to support the channel: Get $5 in NDAX (Canadian Crypto Exchange): https://refer.ndax.io/vm1j Buy Escape Velocity short stories collection: Support with Ethereum or Plygon donation: sciandscifi.nft.
https://www.wired.com/story/give-every-ai-a-soul-or-else/

David Brin’s related NEWSWEEK op-ed (June’22) dealt with ‘empathy bots” that feign sapience.
https://www.newsweek.com/soon-humanity-wont-alone-universe-opinion-1717446

Here also is a YouTube pod where I give an expanded version:

Here’s how all those fervid calls for an “AI moratorium” are doomed to fail. https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-only-way-out-of-ai-dilemma.html.

David Brin’s website.
http://www.davidbrin.com.

David Brin latest book.
VIVID TOMORROWS: Science Fiction and Hollywood — http://www.davidbrin.com/vividtomorrows.html.
David Brin’s blog (Contrary Brin blog)
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/