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Manuscript / book proposal / essay
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2.09 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 15 of a manuscript, book proposal, or essay collection (likely edited by John Brockman given the list of Edge.org contributors) discussing Artificial Intelligence and the work of Norbert Wiener. It contains quotes from prominent scientists and thinkers like Freeman Dyson, Stewart Brand, and Danny Hillis regarding the future of AI. The document is stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016818', indicating it was obtained as evidence during a Congressional investigation. The mention of 'the late Stephen Hawking' dates the writing of this specific text to after March 2018.
People (12)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Wallace Stevens | Poet |
Author of 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird' referenced as a metaphor for perspectivism.
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| Stewart Brand | Thinker/Writer |
Quoted regarding the value of 'revisiting pioneer thinking' for long-term perspective.
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| Danny Hillis | Computer Scientist |
Quoted regarding AI researchers being unknowingly programmed by Wiener's work.
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| Dan Dennett | Philosopher |
Quoted wanting to let Wiener 'emerge as the ghost at the banquet'.
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| Neil Gershenfeld | Physicist/Computer Scientist |
Quoted arguing for 'stealth remedial education' for tech leaders.
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| Freeman Dyson | Physicist |
Quoted praising Wiener's book; noted as one of the few alive who knew Wiener.
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| Norbert Wiener | Mathematician/Philosopher |
Subject of the text; author of 'The Human Use of Human Beings' and 'God & Golem, Inc.'
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| Elon Musk | Tech Entrepreneur |
Mentioned as a high-profile individual issuing dire warnings about AI.
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| Nick Bostrom | Philosopher |
Mentioned as issuing dire warnings about AI.
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| Martin Rees | Cosmologist |
Mentioned as issuing dire warnings about AI.
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| Eliezer Yudkowsky | AI Researcher |
Mentioned as issuing dire warnings about AI.
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| Stephen Hawking | Physicist |
Mentioned as 'the late Stephen Hawking' issuing dire warnings about AI.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Big Five |
Refers to dominant tech companies, targeted for 'remedial education' by Gershenfeld.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document stamp (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016818).
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Relationships (1)
Dyson is described as 'one of the few people alive who knew Wiener'.
Key Quotes (3)
"The Human Use of Human Beings is one of the best books ever written. Wiener got almost everything right."Source
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"stealth remedial education for the people running the “Big Five” would be a great output from the book."Source
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"The world of the future will be an ever more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence"Source
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