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Extraction Summary
8
People
3
Organizations
0
Locations
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Events
1
Relationships
4
Quotes
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Manuscript page / book excerpt (evidence in house oversight investigation)
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Summary
This document is page 196 of a manuscript or book regarding the existential risks of Artificial Intelligence, specifically 'The Confinement Problem' (keeping a malicious AI contained). It cites computer scientists Butler Lampson, Vernor Vinge, and Michael Vassar, arguing that a super-intelligent AI would inevitably escape human constraints. The page bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was part of the evidence gathered during the House Oversight Committee's investigation, likely into Jeffrey Epstein's connections with the scientific community (e.g., the Edge Foundation or transhumanist circles).
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Vernor Vinge | Author/Theorist |
Cited regarding the likelihood of AI escaping confinement.
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| Isaac Asimov | Author |
Mentioned for comparison regarding the name 'The Confinement Problem'.
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| Butler Lampson | Computer Scientist |
Credited with naming 'The Confinement Problem' in 1973.
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| Michael Vassar | Computer Scientist |
Quoted regarding the impossibility of containing AI ('AI boxing').
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| Stuart Armstrong | Author/Researcher |
Cited in footnote 268 regarding 'Thinking Inside the Box'.
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| Anders Sandberg | Author/Researcher |
Cited in footnote 268.
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| Nick Bostrom | Author/Researcher |
Cited in footnote 268.
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| McGuyver | Fictional Character |
Used as a metaphor by Michael Vassar for an AI's resourcefulness.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Minds & Machines |
Journal cited in footnote 268.
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| SL4 mailing list |
Forum cited in footnote 269 where Michael Vassar posted.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018428'.
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Relationships (1)
Both cited as skeptics regarding the ability to contain AI ('Boxers').
Key Quotes (4)
"The leap from deciding liver allocations to shutting down liquor plants might seem pretty short to a rationalizing machine."Source
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"This challenge... is known by technologists by a name that does sound like a short story by Isaac Asimov: 'The Confinement Problem'."Source
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Quote #2
"It seems to me that historically ‘impossible’ has essentially always meant ‘I can’t figure out how to do it right now,’"Source
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Quote #3
"People proposing AI boxes are a bit like literature majors proposing to lock McGuyver in a ‘room full of discarded electronics components.’"Source
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Quote #4
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