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23 low-regret recommendations for AI policy

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By Tim Fist, Saif Khan
| Noahpinion
Photo by Joe Dudeck on Unsplash A few days ago, I published a guest post by Tim Fist and Saif Khan of the Institute for Progress, discussing the question of whether we should deliberately try to slow down the rate of AI progress: Should we "pace" AI self-improvement? The authors promised a raft of specific policy recommendations, and they didn’t disappoint. Here is part 2, with all of those recommendations. Did you know that 23 is my lucky number?
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Should we "pace" AI self-improvement?

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By Tim Fist, Saif Khan
| Noahpinion
On one hand, I love AI technology. On the other hand, I do think there’s a substantial chance that AI will kill most people on Earth within the next decade or two, by designing superviruses. AI is already capable of designing viruses not found in nature, so this isn’t a sci-fi scenario. Whether these superviruses would be designed and unleashed by nihilistic human individuals, doomsday cults, or rogue AI agents themselves might end up being a secondary question.
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Built-in appliances: The new symbol of urban luxury

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By Saif Khan
| ET Edge Insights Verified
It is no longer defined by scale or ornamentation, but by intention. In a time when urban homes are becoming more compact and lives more complex, premium living has shifted from being about what is seen to how seamlessly a home responds to its occupants. The post-pandemic years have accelerated this evolution. Homes are now places of work, retreat, gathering and self-expression, often all at once.
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