Superintelligence
Description
We humans steer the future not because we're the strongest or the fastest but because we're the smartest animal on this planet. However, there are no reasons to assume that blind evolutionary processes have reached the physical limit of intelligence with us. Quite to the contrary, we have already seen how intelligent machines outperform the best of our kind on an increasing number of tasks, ranging from Chess over the quiz show Jeopardy to Go. What will happen when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence in a broader range and controls our destiny? Are we ready to make our final invention? And what is to be done from an ethical perspective?
Past Events (with Slides)
- Lehrender am Kolloquium 2017 des Vereins Zivilgesellschaft (10 and 11 November 2017, Slides)
- Panel discussion on superintelligence with Robin Hanson for reatch (27 October 2017, Slides)
- Büroautomationskonferenz der Schweizerischen Informatikkonferenz (19 September 2017, Folien, Artikel)
- Implications of Artificial Intelligence at the University of St. Gallen (9 May 2017, Slides)
- Dialogtisch: "Leid ohne Zukunft. Packen wir's an?" von Weltethos Schweiz (2 October 2016)
- Znacht der Zukünfte: Roboter vs. Menschen im Zentrum Karl der Grosse (23 Juni 2016)
- Implications of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Zurich (26 May 2016, Slides)
- Implications of Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Neuroinformatics at UZH (18 May 2016, Slides)
- Implications of Artificial Intelligence at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (10 May 2016, Slides)
- Panel Discussion on AI at the University of St. Gallen (25 April 2016, Slides)
- Seminar on Superintelligence for the Swiss Study Foundation (closed event, 22 – 24 April 2016)
- Interview on joiz (28 October 2015, in Swiss German)
- Effective Altruism Berlin Meetup (27 September 2015, Slides)
- Talk on Superintelligence at Ignite Zürich (3 July 2015, Slides)
- Seminar on Superintelligence for the Swiss Study Foundation (closed event, 12 – 14 June 2015, 1, 2, 3)
- Keynote Speech on the long-term future of artificial intelligence at Fantasy Basel (14 May 2015, Slides)
- Introduction to Machine Learning for the Free Thinkers at the University of Basel (15 April 2015, Slides)
- The long-term Future of Artificial Intelligence for THINK at the University of Berne (24 March 2015, Slides)
- Talk at the Kick-Off of the ETH Entrepreneur Club together with Raffaello D'Andrea (4 March 2015, Slides)
- Critical Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence at Futures 101 by Futures Hub Switzerland (3 March 2015, Slides)
- Presentation at the Professorship of Computational Social Science (11 December 2014, Slides)
- Talk on Superintelligence for THINK at the University of St. Gallen (18 November 2014, Slides)
Discussion Paper: «Künstliche Intelligenz: Chancen und Risiken» (in German)
The following discussion paper by the Effective Altruism Foundation examines short- and medium-term implications of increasing automation as well as long-term opportunities and risks from superintelligent AI.
- Discussion paper «Künstliche Intelligenz: Chancen und Risiken» by A. Mannino, D. Althaus, J. Erhardt, L. Gloor, A. Hutter and T. Metzinger (November 2015)
Articles
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility for inside-it.ch (in German, 26 January 2015)
Speakers
- Kaspar Etter, MSc ETH Zurich in Computer Science and young entrepreneur
- Adrian Hutter, PhD student in Quantum Computing at the University of Basel
Recordings
Pictures
Presentation for the Futures Hub Switzerland on 3 March 2015 (photos by Boaz Heller Avrahami):
Presentation for the ETH Entrepreneur Club on 4 March 2015 (Photography: www.manuelmaisch.ch):
Presentation on the long-term future of artificial intelligence at Fantasy Basel on 14 May 2015:
Other Materials
Papers
- Intelligence Explosion by Luke Muehlhauser and Anna Salamon
- The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis by David Chalmers
- The Superintelligent Will by Nick Bostrom
Institutes
- Machine Intelligence Research Institute
- Future of Humanity Institute
- Foundational Research Institute
Books
by Nick Bostrom
by James Barrat
by Stuart Armstrong
Videos
Contact
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