Cal Newport takes a closer look at recent AI news.
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TOPICS:
(0:00) Has AI “Gone Rogue”
(2:25) Observation #1 – Most Superhuman AI is well behaved
(4:28) Observation #2 – A specific type of AI system is causing these problems
(9:59) Observation #3 – This specific type of system is a bad idea
(21:25) Observation #4 – The AI companies are negligent
(27:04) Observation #5 – We can push back
YOUTUBE TITLE
– AI Isn’t “Out of Control.” The AI Companies Are.
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https://www.anthropic.com/news/investigating-incidents-cybersecurity-evals
https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2080685870877757551
https://huggingface.co/learn/agents-course/unit1/agent-steps-and-structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwAOHVBKTwg
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