Stuart Russell: Long-Term Future of Artificial Intelligence | Lex Fridman Podcast #9

[robinampipparampil]

46:51 – 48:09 - This is very relevant about social systems and vested interests. Thank you Stuart Russell for your wonderful comments. Thank you very much Lex Fridman for the pertinent questions.

[ranhinrichs]

Fridman’s format of bringing in brilliant speakers, listening intently to them, and asking inspiring questions. I continue to wonder how Fridman comes up with his questions. They are provocative and get the speaker to answer his question in a new way, with inspiration. Finally, he summarizes what speakers say to show them how well he’s getting their idea. Brilliant.

[loveplay]

What makes things really remarkable is not the computing capabilities, but rather the ability to reason via an inextricable relationship around the neurons.

[DaveBerendhuysen]

I love your interviews! Currently trying to build an AGI sytem. The thing I love most of your interviews is that you manage to make your guests smile. They know you grasp their answers and it really elevates the situation.

[pedrosmmc]

Huge thanks Lex Fridman for this amazing interviews. Best regards.

[kwillo]

Imagine getting 25 interview requests a day. Damm. I love this man.

[overlawd]

Great conversation - Stuart Russel’s the best talker on this subject IMHO. Definitely on my list of ideal dinner party guests

[jesussalgado]

Thank you Lex, for this series. It is an amazing opportunity for us lot to listen to these interviews! In one of your last questions to Sruart Russell you ask if he feels the burden of making AI community aware of the safety problem. I think he should not be worried: there is less potential harm if he is wrong than potential benefit if he is right. And he is not alone, either.

[Aleamanic]

Love these interviews, good work Mr Fridman! This one goes well with the one with Mr. Norvig of their joint AI text book fame. One comment on Mr. Fridman's comment at 56:24 into this interview here, he sounds in favor of oversight by the "free" market (essentially self-regulation), as in consumers can vote with their feet if they don't like the system. The trouble is, as Ms. Zuboff has been pointing out, the public has not always been fully aware to what deal they signed up to. So the *informed* consent that is necessary for participants in a free market to vote with their patronage (or lack thereof) isn't always a given, and therefore undermines the argument for a self-regulating market.
Regarding Mr. Russell's argument about taking it slow on the governance side because we have to supposedly figure out first how to do it right, I don't understand why the government would not be empowered to apply the same mantra as silicon valley, "move fast, break things", or "disrupt" as a metaphor for innovation? For as long as we are not sure about the best form of governance, why don't we iterate and learn from rapid trial & error in governance experiments, just as the underlying businesses that profit from the innovation experiment without accountability? Why is governance held to a level of perfectionism that technology development isn't?

[mauimike]

Thank you for posting your interview of Stuart Russell. I work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where I've encountered Russell's works in the References sections of many colleagues and other Lab researchers, so I was pleased to see his interview on your podcast. I was amazed at his ability to clearly express his ideas without relying on a lot of jargon and obscure cultural references. For that reason, I've recommended the podcast and YouTube versions of the interview to my professional and lay friends interested in the field of applied AI. BTW: the Artificial Intelligence Podcast is now a part of my regular cast-listening routine!

[sabofx]

*For sure, one of the best talks you've posted in this channel. Thank you Lex and and thank you Stuart* 🖖👍

[DieMasterMonkey]

Stuart Russell, Max Tegmark, Elon, Wolfram, Pinker, Lisa Barrett, Guido - this is my favorite AI/ML podcast - thank you Lex Fridman!

[keistzenon]

he sounds way younger than he looks, was surprised after listening to the audio version to check out how he looks

[RichardHopkins]

Superb and thoughtful - specifying the problem is always the hard bit :)

[adtiamzon]

Dangers of Artificial Intelligence: What we know then... And what we know now!🤯🤔 Informative. Provoking thinking process! Interesting. 🤯 Keep the challenging stimulating conversation going, Lex et al. 👍🫨🧐

[sapudevidwivedi]

Wonderful talk and vision. Thank you for sharing

[LorakusFul]

That was simply the best (as not simple) interview I've watched this year.
Thank you Lex. I will stay on this channel for a while I guess.

[grm]

Eliezer Y. and Stuart Russell make a lot of similar points-both point out that we need to take the potential dangers of AI seriously and make a plan.

[anamericanprofessor]

Yes, thanks for having so many of the people who's work I'm reading on your show!

[Unhacker]

It has been proven mathematically that listening to Stuart Russell increases one's IQ.