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Extraction Summary
6
People
6
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript / essay / memoir (evidence in house oversight investigation)
File Size:
2.12 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a manuscript or essay (likely by Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, given the Estonia and Skype references) discussing the existential risks of Artificial Intelligence. Included in House Oversight documents, the text draws parallels between political dissidence in Estonia and the 'dissident' warning of AI risk, citing figures like Eliezer Yudkowsky, Bill Joy, Alan Turing, and I.J. Good. The page focuses on the author's realization of AI dangers and their failed initial attempt to convince their Skype colleagues of the threat.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Narrator | Author |
Refers to 'myself included' regarding Estonia, mentions 'my Skype colleagues'. Context implies this is likely Jaan Ta...
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| Yudkowsky | AI Researcher/Blogger |
Author of a blog about AI risk; met with the narrator in California.
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| Bill Joy | Co-founder/Chief Scientist |
Co-founder of Sun Microsystems; author of Wired article 'Why the Future Doesn't Need Us'.
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| Alan Turing | Computer Scientist |
Quoted regarding AI taking control (1951 lecture).
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| I. J. Good | Mathematician/Cryptologist |
Bletchley Park colleague of Turing; quoted regarding ultraintelligent machines.
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| Norbert Wiener | Mathematician/Author |
Author of 'The Human Use of Human Beings'; hinted at the 'Control Problem'.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Skype |
Narrator mentions trying to interest his 'Skype colleagues' in AI risk.
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| Wired |
Magazine that published Bill Joy's article.
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| Sun Microsystems |
Company co-founded by Bill Joy.
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| Bletchley Park |
Workplace of Alan Turing and I.J. Good.
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| Academic Press |
Publisher mentioned in footnote 22.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
1994
Last Soviet troops left Estonia (referenced as 'three years later' after 1991).
Estonia
Soviet troops
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Discussed in the context of regaining independence from the Soviet Union.
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Region mentioned regarding political change.
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Location where the narrator met Yudkowsky.
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Relationships (3)
Narrator read Yudkowsky's blog and arranged a meeting in California.
Narrator tried to interest Skype colleagues in AI risk warnings.
Described as 'his Bletchley Park colleague'.
Key Quotes (3)
"Continued progress in AI can precipitate a change of cosmic proportions—a runaway process that will likely kill everyone."Source
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Quote #1
"Specifically, robots, engineered organisms, and nanobots share a dangerous amplifying factor: They can self-replicate. . . . [O]ne bot can become many, and quickly get out of control."Source
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Quote #2
"The first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that man need ever make, provided that the machine is docile enough to tell us how to keep it under control."Source
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Quote #3
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