2023-04-06 · auto-analysis (draft)

Stability AI Founder: Halting AI Training is Hyper-Critical For Our Security w/ Emad Mostaque |EP#36

The podcast discusses the rapid advancement of AI, particularly large language models, and the concerns around their development speed, potential regulation, and the future of open vs. closed AI approaches. Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, shares insights on the complexity and uniqueness of these models, and the potential of large language models in achieving AGI. The podcast discusses the rapid advancement of large language models, their potential risks, ethical concerns, and the impact on the job market. The podcast discusses the rapid advancements in AI computing, Emad Mostaque's personal health practices, the debate on slowing down AI development, and the potential future of AI in augmenting human capabilities. The conversation revolves around the ethical and business implications of open AI, its potential impact on society, particularly in education, and the argument against arti

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AI AI ▶ 0:00
Discussion on the rapid advancement of AI and large language models.
Regulation Geopolitics ▶ 2:31
Concerns about the speed of AI progress and potential regulation or slowing down of development.
Open vs Closed AI AI ▶ 2:40
Stability AI's approach to being an open AI company versus proprietary models.
AGI AI ▶ 7:46
Discussion on the definition and potential of AGI, and whether large language models are sufficient to achieve it.
Large Language Models AI ▶ 9:46
Discussion on the rate at which large language models are surpassing human capabilities and the potential for recursive improvement.
Ethical and Legal Concerns AI ▶ 10:59
Discussion on data rights, copyright, and the potential existential threat of superintelligence.
Future of Work Economy ▶ 12:36
Concerns about the impact of AI on jobs, with some jobs being more at risk than others.
Health Health ▶ 18:25
Emad Mostaque discusses his approach to maintaining peak vitality and longevity through blood glucose monitoring.
AI Governance Geopolitics ▶ 20:11
Debate on whether AI development should be slowed down or regulated, with Emad arguing for immediate governance and oversight.
AI Future Other ▶ 23:41
Vision of AI's role in making humans superhuman and augmenting human capabilities, with potential benefits and risks discussed.
AI Ethics AI|Ethics ▶ 26:10
Discussion on the ethical implications of AI, particularly the importance of open access and the potential for misuse.
AI Openness AI|Ethics ▶ 26:28
Emphasizes the importance of an open AI platform for ethical and business reasons.
AI Impact on Society AI|Society ▶ 28:01
Discusses the potential of AI to transform education and literacy, especially in developing regions.
AGI and Human Augmentation AI|Ethics ▶ 30:45
Argues that human augmentation with technology is more promising than AGI, emphasizing collective intelligence over individual AI systems.

Predictions made

open Emad Mostaque: The new generation of Nvidia GPUs and TPUs will be available in about six months.
EP #? · · due: 6 months · ▶ watch
“we got about six months before that hits and then gp4 level models will be available”
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open Emad Mostaque: There is a 5% chance that AI technology could wipe out humanity, and it would be better to slow down its development.
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“I would push a button to slow it down, uh we can wind it back, we can turn it off.”
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open Emad Mostaque: China might not create AGI due to lack of resources and desire to maintain their system.
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“they don't have the chips they don't have the KN how we've seen no evidence of that and they don't want to overthrow their system they want to perpetuate it and you know what the best way for them to get an AI is is to send someone with a flash drive into Deep Mind or open Ai and just download it”
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open Emad Mostaque: There should be a public debate around the regulation of AI technology, as it is becoming increasingly powerful and transformative.
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“this is the time for a public debate around it and you know everyone should realize that this is taking off crazy um and that's what democracy is about”
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open Emad Mostaque: Every child in the world will have access to their own AI teacher in five years.
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“every kid in the world or just about every that's amazing that will change the world for the cost of fundamentally electricity”
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open Emad Mostaque: Multiple entrepreneurs will look to address the issue of AI as it comes online.
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“there will be multiple entrepreneurs looking to to slay it with stability AI”
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open Emad Mostaque: AI will enable the curing of diseases and the creation of an abundance of health.
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“I don't think there's anything we can't cure honestly but we've got to build this as a public common good in my opinion”
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open Emad Mostaque: New jobs will be created and the pace of innovation will be fast.
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“I think the pace will be picked up by a mixture of open and closed Technologies as well”
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open Emad Mostaque: There will be increased pressure for industry standards and policy responses regarding AI.
EP #? · · due: 6-12 months · ▶ watch
“it'll be a mixure of public pressure, government pressure, investor pressure and more I think”
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open Emad Mostaque: The next big tech to reach mass adoption will be the convergence of AI with other technologies.
EP #? · · due: unspecified · ▶ watch
“the real power is going to be in the converging of different Technologies”
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open Emad Mostaque: We will see a century worth of progress in the next 10 years.
EP #? · · due: 2033 · ▶ watch
“we're going to see I think the estimate that Ray Chiswell talked about and we've talked about at singular University for a while is we're going to see a century worth of progress in the next 10 years”
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