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Virginia Dignum questions superintelligence narrative and AI goals

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Virginia Dignum discussed the concepts of kindness and intelligence in relation to Geoffrey Hinton and the idea of superintelligence. She argued that kindness is not a specification and intelligence is not the ultimate goal. Dignum also raised concerns about accepting superintelligence and questioned the motivations behind the superintelligence narrative. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the goals and potential acceptance of superintelligence.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice discussing AI concepts.

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Virginia Dignum questions superintelligence narrative and AI goals

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Sharing this here. Virginia Dignum @ vdignum about Geoffry Hinton, superintelligence and kindness: - Kindness is not a specification - Intelligence is not the g

    Sharing this here. Virginia Dignum @ vdignum about Geoffry Hinton, superintelligence and kindness: - Kindness is not a specification - Intelligence is not the goal - The risk of superintelligence is that we accept it - What or who is the superintelligence narrative serving? https…

    LINKS thinking-in-public.ghost.io/be-kind-is-no…

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