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AI treaty must address rogue developers and covert research

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An international treaty is proposed to ban the creation of artificial superintelligence and prohibit certain AI development precursors. A significant challenge for such a treaty would be enforcing it against individual defectors who possess the skills and motivation to advance AI capabilities covertly, even from within prison. The essay suggests that these rogue AI developers would require special handling due to the unique threat they pose. AI

IMPACT Proposes novel enforcement mechanisms for AI development treaties, highlighting challenges in preventing covert research by rogue actors.

RANK_REASON The item discusses policy and safety implications of potential AI treaties and enforcement against rogue developers, which falls under commentary on future AI governance.

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AI treaty must address rogue developers and covert research

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Connor Williams ·

    Any AI pause will have defectors. How to ensure their incarceration actually prevents them from covertly contributing to AI research from behind bars?

    <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To avert catastrophe, an international AI treaty is necessary. This treaty will, at minimum, need to ban the creation of artificial superintelligence, prohibit precursors beyond some threshold, and establish verification and enforcement mec…

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