How Will We Cooperate with AIs? (with Allison Duettmann)

Show Notes

On this episode, Allison Duettmann joins me to discuss centralized versus decentralized AI, how international governance could shape AI’s trajectory, how we might cooperate with future AIs, and the role of AI in improving human decision-making. We also explore which lessons from history apply to AI, the future of space law and property rights, whether technology is invented or discovered, and how AI will impact children. 

You can learn more about Allison's work at: https://foresight.org  

Timestamps:  

00:00:00 Preview 

00:01:07 Centralized AI versus decentralized AI  

00:13:02 Risks from decentralized AI  

00:25:39 International AI governance  

00:39:52 Cooperation with future AIs  

00:53:51 AI for decision-making  

01:05:58 Capital intensity of AI 

01:09:11 Lessons from history  

01:15:50 Future space law and property rights  

01:27:28 Is technology invented or discovered?  

01:32:34 Children in the age of AI

What is Future of Life Institute Podcast?

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.