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Biographical introduction / essay excerpt (house oversight committee exhibit)
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Summary
This page serves as a biographical introduction for psychologist Steven Pinker, likely preceding an essay written by him. It outlines his academic focus on naturalistic understanding and computational theory of mind, while summarizing his skepticism regarding catastrophic AI risk scenarios. The document is part of a House Oversight collection, indicated by the footer stamp.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Steven Pinker | Psychologist / Public Intellectual |
Subject of the biographical text; discusses AI risk, Darwinism, and computational theory of mind.
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| Darwin | Historical Scientist |
Referenced by Pinker regarding naturalistic observation.
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| Turing | Historical Computer Scientist |
Referenced by Pinker regarding the computational theory of mind.
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| Wiener | Cyberneticist (Norbert Wiener) |
Referenced by Pinker regarding the danger of machines/technology.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| House Oversight Committee |
implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016879'
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Pinker 'applauds Wiener’s belief in the strength of ideas'
Key Quotes (4)
"“Just as Darwin made it possible for a thoughtful observer of the natural world to do without creationism,” he says, “Turing and others made it possible for a thoughtful observer of the cognitive world to do without spiritualism.”"Source
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"“Disaster scenarios are cheap to play out in the probability-free zone of our imaginations, and they can always find a worried, technophobic, or morbidly fascinated audience.”"Source
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"“A characteristic of AI dystopias,” he points out, “is that they project a parochial alpha-male psychology onto the concept of intelligence.”"Source
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"“The machine’s danger to society is not from the machine itself but from what man makes of it.” (Quoting Wiener)"Source
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