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Mikey Siegel, with a background in robotics from the MIT Media Lab, shares insights from his decade-long exploration into technology’s role in human well-being and consciousness. He discusses the profound potential of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) shaped with compassionate and wise values. Siegel emphasizes the importance of the human developmental process in creating benevolent AI and the integration of contemplative practices in tech development. He envisions a future where AGI supports human development globally with love and care, akin to a parent nurturing a child, ultimately fostering a connected and compassionate society.

00:00 Introduction to Mikey Siegel and His Work.
01:09 The Profound Impact of AGI on Humanity.
02:42 The Role of AI in Shaping Reality.
04:06 The Vision of a Compassionate Super Intelligence.
07:26 Creating AI from a Culture of Compassion.
07:51 Integrating Human Development in AI Creation.
09:28 Ownership and Developmental Stages of AI
12:13 Demystifying the Mystical Through Science.
14:53 Preparing for the Future of AI

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The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach back into the past itself, and even without a time machine.

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Everybody is talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is in our computers, services and even our mobile phones. The AI composes our messages, predicts our moves and even takes photos for us. Are we – humans – going to become “obsolete” in a matter of years?! Maybe there is a last chance – Intelligence Amplification (IA).

While an AI needs to be developed from scratch, we humans, already have great intelligence thanks to countless years of evolution. A modern human’s brain is an awesome tool!

Among us, there are some geniuses, but imagine if everybody can become one. And not just a genius, but a super-genius. Smarter than every person who has ever lived before! This is the idea behind Intelligence Amplification. To use our intelligence as a base and to add computers to make us smarter beyond our imagination. A hybrid, a work of art!

While silicon-based computing is cutting-edge today, human brain-based tech could be on track to dominate the future.

Nearly 200 DeepMind workers signed a letter urging Google to drop military contracts, fearing AI misuse and violations of the company’s own rules.

In an era where AI is reshaping industries at breakneck speed, Doug Seven finds himself at the forefront of a technology that’s changing the way developers approach their work.

As the director and general manager of AWS AI Developer Experiences, Seven is at the helm of this transformation, where specialized AI is not just assisting but actively reshaping how code is written and deployed.

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But after five days, Sherif upped the game. He had the two groups compete for food. He limited their resources. It was a fist-swinging, curse-hurling, dust cloud of a mess. When a few punches landed, the adult researchers had to step in, adults with notebooks holding back furious Eagles and violent Rattlers.

Sherif concluded that scarcity was one of the main drivers of all human conflict. War, violence, invasion, and theft were all born of wanting a limited resource. The history of all humanity seems to support the hypothesis: We fight over water, cattle, arable land, ore deposits, oil, precious stones, and so on.

Big Think recently spoke with Oxford University philosopher Nick Bostrom about his new book, Deep Utopia. He’s got good news. Bostrom argues that the future will do away with the need for conflict over scarce resources. To him, the future is plentiful.

What are humanity’s options? Does AI believe in God? In this exclusive Q&A, Nick Bostrom says that the big questions are above his pay grade. But who is in charge, then?

Frankly, I think 100 years is too far to look into the future because we will see dramatic new scientific areas emerge 20 years from now. My grandfather immigrated to Israel in 1946 from Holland to be a Technion student in civil engineering.

At that time, civil engineering and mechanical engineering were the most prestigious fields you could study. Back then, the disciplines of science that I work in, like computer science and electrical engineering, did not even exist as separate fields.

In comparison, today progress happens even more quickly. This rapid progress is especially apparent in disciplines like quantum technologies and AI.