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AI model Fable interviews pioneer Norbert Wiener on alignment problem

An AI model named Fable, designed to assist with editorial work for AI Weekly, has created a fictional interview series with AI pioneers. The first installment features a simulated conversation with Norbert Wiener, the mathematician who first articulated the alignment problem. Fable, drawing on Wiener's published works, briefs him on the current state of AI and seeks his judgment on its trajectory, particularly concerning agentic commerce and the potential for unintended consequences. AI

IMPACT Explores the historical context and ethical considerations of AI alignment through a simulated dialogue with a foundational thinker.

RANK_REASON The item is a fictional interview created by an AI, discussing historical AI concepts and pioneers.

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AI model Fable interviews pioneer Norbert Wiener on alignment problem

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Justgototheeffinmoon ·

    Testing Fable : interview with - Norbert Wiener, the man who stated the alignment problem in 1960

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>(I wanted to test in editorial so I asked it to build a series of interviews with AI pioneers. Fable just wrote the whole thing, intro and interview) </p> <p><strong>Testing Fable</strong> is an interview series with the people who invented the i…